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REV.    LOUIS    FITZGERALD    BENSON,  D.  D. 

BEQUEATHED    BY   HIM  TO 

THE   LIBRARY  OF 

PRINCETON  THEOLOGICAL   SEMINARY 


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MAY    8  1935 


1JNFANT  SCHOOL  AMl{mK^^Y;:^^ 
HYMN    BOOK; 

BEING  A  COLLECTION  OF  HYMNS. 

ORIGINAL   AND   SELECTED  ; 

WITH  AN  ANALYSIS  OP  EACH, 

DESIGNED  TO  ASSIST 

MOTHERS  AND  TEACHERS 

IN    DEVELOPING    THE    INFANT    MIND  : 

to  which  are  added, 

MORAL  SONGS 

AND 

PIECES  FOR  RECITATION. 

The  whole  adapted  to  the  capacity  of  Children  under  Seven 
Years. 


Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast  perfected 
praise.— Matt.  xxi.  16. 

As  the  garden  causeth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it  to  spring 
forth  ;  60  the  Lord  God  will  cause  righteousness  and  praise 
"?  spring  forth  before  all  the  nations.— Isaiah  bri.  11. 


NEW- YORK : 

SOLD  BY  W.    CAREY,  140  NASSAU-STREET, 

AND 

R.  LOCKWOOD  415  BROADWAY. 

1828, 


Southern  Dislrict 

BE  IT  REMEMBERED,  That  on  Lb 
November,  in  the  fifty-second  year  of  the  Inde- 
pendence of  the  United  States  of  America,  Jonathan 
Seymour,  of  the  said  District,  ha3  deposited  in  this 
office  the  title  of  a  book,  the  right  whereof  he  claim- 
as  proprietor,  in  the  words  following,  to  wit  : 

"  The  Infant  School  and  Nursery  Hymn  Book;  being 
a  col  ection  of  hymns,  original  and  selected  •.  with  an 
analysis  of  each,  designed  to  assist  Mother:  and  Teach- 
ers in  developing  the  infant  mind;  to  which  are  added, 
Moral  Songs  and  Pieces  for  recitation  The  nhole 
adapted  to  the  capacity  of  Children  under  Seven  Tears. 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou  hast 
perfected  praise. --Matt.  xxi.  16. 

As  the  garden  causeth  the  things  that  are  sown  in  it 
to  spring  forth ;  so  the  Lord  God  will  cause  righteous- 
ness aDd  praise  to  spring  forth  before  all  nations  — 
Isaiah  Ixi.  11." 

In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  entitled,  "  An  Act  for  the  encouragement  of 
Learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of  Maps  Charts,  and 
Books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies, 
during  the  time  therein  mentioned."  And  also  to  an 
Act,  entitled  "  an  Act,  supplementary  to  an  Act,  en- 
titled an  Act  for  the  encouragement  of  Learning,  by 
securing  the  copies  of  Maps,  Charts,  and  Books,  to  the 
authors  and  proprietors  of  sucli  copies,  during  the 
times  therein  mentioned,  and  extending  the  benefits 
thereof  to  the  arts  of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching 
historical  and  other  prints  " 

FREDERICK  J   BETTS. 
Chrk  rflhr  Sontkerm  District  of  Fin 


INTRODLOTIOiS. 

The  greater  pari  of  this  little  volume  was  pre- 
pared to  assist  the  teachers  of  the  schools  under  the 
care  of  "The  Infant  School  Society,"  in  this 
City,  and  with  no  view  to  publication. 

At  the  request  of  highly  respected  friends,  who 
take  a  deep  interest  in  the  early  instruction  of 
youth,  it  is  cheerfully  given  for  what  it  may  be 
worth,  in  assisting  mothers  and  teachers  of  Infant 
Schools,  who  have  not  leisure  to  prepare  questions, 
nor  access  to  the  numerous  publications,  from 
which  many  of  the  hymns  are  selected. 

This  work  will  be  found  to  possess  at  least  one 
merit;  no  subject  is  given  that  cannot  be  made 
plain,  or  indeed,  has  not  been  made  plain  to  chil- 
dren under  seven  years.  Children  ought  continu- 
ally  to  be  made  to  think,  and  to  think  for  them- 
selves ;  for  this  reason  the  answers  to  the  questions 
are  not  given,  except  where  they  are  not  suggest- 
ed by  the  hymn,  or  where  there  might  be  danger  of 
a  monitor,  or  an  inexperienced  teacher  giving  a 
wrong  one. 

No  hymn,  or  even  rhyme,  should  be  given  the 
children  until  previously  explained  by  the  teacher. 


The  great  Dr.  Watts  held  this  opinion,  when  ot 
remarked — 

"  Children  cannot  te  expected  to  learn  to  am 
good  purpose,  unless  Their  parents,  or  teachers. 
take  all  due  pains  to  make  them  understand  every 
word  and  sentence  of  their  lessons  before  they  get 
them  by  heart,  or  at  least,  whilst  they  are  learning 
them  ;  that  they  may  not  gabble  over  mere  sounds 
and  syllables,  and  pronounce  them  as  parrots  do 
without  a  meaning,  which  practice  has  neither 
reason  nor  religion  in  it." 

In  using  this  work,  it  is  intended  that  every  word 
in  a  verse  should  be  explained,  the  verse  then  read, 
line  by  line,  and  the  questions  asked ;  if  the  chil- 
dren do  not  answer  readily,  the  teacher  should 
again  read  the  line,  or  two  lines,  as  the  sense  will 
permit,  and  the  children  be  encouraged  to  think 
and  find  the  answers  themselves.  Among  a  num- 
ber of  children,  an  answer  is  generally  given  by 
one  or  more,  which  the  rest  repeat.  When  no 
answer  is  given,  the  teacher  will  furnish  it.  When 
the  children  can  repeat  or  sing  the  hymn,  they 
may  be  questioned  at  the  close  of  it. 

The  old  plan  of  loading  the  memory  with  Cate- 
chisms, texts,  and  hymns,  without  at  the  same  time 
developing  the  infant  mind  to  understand  them, 
is  like  building  a  house  upon  the  sand,  which  will  fall 
when  the  floods  and  the  winds  assail  it.  But  "  The 
Infant  system  of  development,"  is  building  on  a 
sure  foundation,  or  rather,  it  is  the  foundation 
itself,   on  which  may  he    raised  a  solid  super- 


Structure  of  real  knowledge,  and  practical  ability. 
The  first  step  in  mental  discipline  should  be  de- 
velopment. The  second,  cultivation.  "When 
this  system  is  pursued,  the  perceptions  of  the 
child  will  not  only  become  clear,  distinct,  and 
enlarged,  but  will  assume  a  character  of  firmness 
and  strength." 

The  teachers  may  sometimes  find  it  necessary 
to  break  the  questions  into  still  smaller  parts,  and 
for  this  reason  I  would  advise  them  to  begin  by 
writing  in  their  leisure  moments  the  answers  in 
full,  previous  to  instructing  the  children  ;  this 
they  will  find  a  pleasing  and  profitable  employ- 
ment, as  their  own  minds  will  expand  with  the  de- 
velopment of  those  of  their  scholars. 

May  the  blessing  of  God  rest  upon  teachers  and 
scholars,  and  revenues  of  praise  redound  to  Him, 
who  has  committed  to  all  at  least  one  talent,  and 
whose  command  is, 

"  Occupy  till  I  come." 

New-York,  October  1828. 


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HYMNS  AND  RHYMES 

FOR  VERY  SMALL  CHILDREN. 


The  Ten  Commandments. 

By  whom  were  the  ten  commandments 
given  1  To  whom  did  God  give  them  ?  To 
Moses.  On  what  were  they  written  ?  On 
two  tables  of  stone.  In  what  part  of  the 
Bible  do  you  read  the  ten  commandments  ? 
Must  you  and  I  and  every  body  obey  these 
commandments  ? 

1.  Thou  shalt  have  no  more  Gods  but  me. 
3.  Before  no  idol  bow  thy  knee. 

3.  Take  not  the  name  of  God  in  vain, 

4.  Nor  dare  the  sabbath-day  profane. 

5.  Give  both  thy  parents  honour  due. 

6.  Take  heed  that  thou  no  murder  do. 

7.  Abstain  from  words  and  deeds  unclean  : 

8.  Nor  steal,  though  thou  art  poor  and  mean. 

9.  Nor  make  a  wilful  lie  nor  love  it : 

10.  What  is  thy  neighbour's  dare  not  covet. 

analysis. 

Which  commandment  forbids  you  to  pray  to 

any  God  but  one  ?    Which  commandment  forbids 

you  to  worship  or  pray  to  idols  or  images  ?    What 

are  idols  or  images  made  of?  Wood  or  stone.  Could 


they  hear  if  you  prayed  to  themr  Which  com- 
mandment forbids  you  to  take  God's  name  in  vain, 
or  to  curse  and  swear  ?  Which  commandment  for- 
bids you  to  work  or  play  on  the  sabbath-day  ? 

Which  commandment  tells  you  to  honour  and 
obey  your  parents  ?  Who  are  your  parents  ?  Which 
commandment  forbids  hurting  or  killing?  Which 
commandment  forbids  you  to  speak  or  act  indecent- 
ly ?  Which  commandment  forbids  you  to  steal, 
however  poor  you  may  be?  Which  commandment 
forbids  you  to  tell  lies,  or  say  what  is  not  true  of 
your  neighbour?  Which  commandment  forbids  %ou 
to  wish  for  jour  neighbour's  things,  or  am  filing 
not  your  own  ?  What  does  the  first  commandment 
forbid  ?  what  the  2nd,  what  the  3d,  what  the  4th, 
what  the  5th  ?  &c.  &c. 


What  should  you  do  that  you  may  obey  all  these 
commandments  ? 

With  all  my  soul  love  God  above, 
And  as  myself  my  neighbour  love. 
What  is  our  Saviour's  golden  rule  ? 

Be  you  to  others  kind  and  true, 
As  you'd  have  others  be  to  you  : 
And  neither  do  nor  say  to  them, 
Whate'er  you  would  not  take  again. 

Duty  to  our  Neighbours. 

1  To  do  to  others  as  I  would 

That  they  should  do  to  me, 
Will  make  me  honest,  kind,  and  good, 
As  children  ought  to  be. 

2  We  never  need  behave  amiss, 

Nor  feel  uncertain  long  ; 
As  we  can  always  tell  by  this, 
If  things  are  right  or  wrong. 


3  I  know  I  should  not  steal,  or  use 

The  smallest  thing  I  see, 
Which  I  should  never  like  to  lose. 
If  it  belong'd  to  me. 

4  And  this  plain  rule  forbids  me  quite, 

To  strike  an  angry  blow, 
Because  I  should  not  think  it  right, 
If  others  served  me  so. 

5  Whether  I  am  at  home,  at  school, 

Or  walking  out  abroad, 
I  never  should  forget  this  rule, 
Of  Jesus  Christ  the  Lord. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  How  should  you  do  to  others  ?  What  will  your 
doing  so  make  you  ?  What  ought  children  to  be  ? 
Honest,  kind,  and  good. 

2  Need  you  behave  amiss,  when  you  have  this 
rule  for  your  guide  ?  Can't  you  always  tell  by  it 
if  things  are  right  or  wrong  ? 

3  What  should  you  not  steal  or  use  ?  Why  ? 
Because  I  should  not  like  to  lose  it  if  it  belonged  to 
me. 

4  What  more  does  this  rule  forbid  you  ?  Why  ? 
Because  I  should  not  think  it  right,  fyc. 

5  What  rule  should  you  not  forget  at  home  or 
abroad  ? 


Though  I  am  young,  a  little  one, 
If  I  can  speak  and  go  alone, 
Then  I  must  learn  to  know  the  Lord, 
And  learn  to  read  his  holy  word. 
'Tis  time  to  seek  my  God,  and  pray 
For  what  I  want  for  everv  day. 


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I  nave  a  precious  soul  to  iave, 
And  I  a  mortal  body  have. 

anal  v  sis. 

Are  you  young  or  old  ?  Are  you  big  or  little  ? 
Can  you  speak?  Can  you  go  alone  ?  If  you  can 
speak  and  go  alone,  should  you  not  learn  ?  Who 
must  you  learn  to  know  ?  The  Lord.  Whose 
holy  word  must  you  learn  to  read  ?  God's.  Where 
is  God's  holy  word  ?  In  a  book.  What  book  ? 
The  Bible.  What  is  it  time  to  seek?  My  God. 
What  is  it  time  to  do?  To  pray.  For  what  should 
you  pray  to  God  ?  For  what  1  want  every  day. 
What  have  you  that  is  precious  ?  A  soul.  What 
do  you  mean  by  precious  ?  The  world  could  not 
pay  for  my  nouL  What  have  you  that  is  mortal  ? 
A  body.  What  do  you  mean  by  mortal  ?  It  will 
die. 


God  gives  me  life,  and  gives  me  breath, 
And  he  can  save  my  soul  from  death 
By  Jesus  Christ,  my  only  Lord, 
According  to  his  holy  word. 
He  clothes  my  back,  and  keeps  me  warm, 
He  saves  my  bones  and  flesh  from  harm. 
He  gives  me  bread,  and  milk,  and  meat 
And  all  I  have  that's  good  to  eat. 

ANALYSIS. 

What  does  God  give  you?  From  what  can  he 
save  your  soul?  By  whom  can  God  save  your 
soul  ?  Where  does  God  tell  us  he  can  save  our 
souls  ?  In  his  holy  word. 

Who  clothes  your  back?  Who  keeps  you  warm? 
What  does  he  save  from  harm  ?  Who  gives  you 
bread,  and  milk,  and  meat ?  Who  gives  you  all 
that's  good  to  eat  ? 


II 


When  I  am  sick,  God,  if  he  please, 
Can  make  me  well  and  give  me  ease. 
He  gives  me  sleep  and  quiet  rest, 
Whereby  my  body  is  refresh'd. 
The  Lord  is  good  and  kind  to  me, 
And  very  thankful  I  must  be. 

ANALYSIS. 

Who  can  make  you  well  when  you  are  sick  : 
When  you  are  in  pain,  what  can  God  give  you? 
Ease.  What  more  does  God  give  you?  What 
does  sleep  do  to  your  body  ?  It  makes  it  feel 
comfortable.  Who  is  good  and  kind  to  you? 
What  must  you  be  ?     Thankful  to  God. 


I  must  not  sin  as  many  do, 
Lest  I  lie  down  in  sorrow  too  ; 
For  God  is  angry  every  day, 
With  wicked  ones  who  go  astray. 
From  sinful  words  I  must  refrain  ; 
I  must  not  take  God's  name  in  vain  ; 
I  must  not  work,  I  must  not  play 
Upon  God's  holy  sabbath  day: 
And  if  my  parents  speak  the  word, 
I  must  obey  them  in  the  Lord  ; 
Nor  steal,  nor  lie,  nor  waste  my  days 
In  idle  tales  and  foolish  plays. 
I  must  obey  my  Lord's  commands ; 
Do  something  with  my  little  hands  ; 
Remember  my  Creator  now 
In  youth,  while  time  will  it  allow. 

ANALYSIS. 

What  must  you  not  do  as  many  do  ?  What  will 
you  lie  down  in  if  you  sin  ?  Lie  down  in  sorrow 
Who  is  God  angry  with  every  day  ?     From  what 


IS 


must  yuu  refrain  r  What  must  you  not  take 
in  vain?  What  commandment  forbids  taking 
God's  name  in  vain  ?  What  must  you  not  do  upon 
God's  holy  Sabbath  day?  What  commandment 
forbids  working  and  playing-  on  the  Sabbath-day  ? 
What  must  you  do  when  your  parents  speak  the 
word  ?  What  commandment  bids  you  honour  your 
parents  ?  What  must  you  not  do  ?  What  com- 
mandment forbids  stealing  ?  What  more  must  you 
not  do?  What  commandment  forbids  telling  lies? 
What  must  you  not  waste  in  idle  tales  and  foolish 
plays?  My  days.  Whose  command  must  you  obey  ? 
What  must  you  do  with  your  little  hands  ?  Who 
must  you  remember?  Who  is  your  Creator?  The 
great  God  who  made  me.  When  must  you  re- 
member your  Creator ?     When  I  am  young. 


On  what  day  must  you  not  play,  but  read  and 
hear  God's  word  ? 

I  must  not  play  on  God's  own  day. 
But  I  must  hear  his  word  in  fear. 


Is  it  a  sin  to  steal  ? 

It  is  a  sin  to  steal  a  pin, 

How  much  more  a  greater  thing  .: 

What  would  you  rather  do  than  steal  ? 

I'd  beg  my  bread  from  door  to  door, 
Rather  than  steal  my  neighbour's  store. 

Why  is  it  a  sin  to  steal  ?     Because  God  forbids  it 
in  the  8th  commandment. 


Is  it  wrong  to  tell  a  lie,  and  take  God's  name 
in  vain  ? 

I  must  not  lie,  I  must  not  feign, 
I  must  not  take  God's  name  in  vain. 


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What  commandment  forbids  lying  ?  What  taking- 
God's  name  in  vain  ? 


What  must  you  do  that  you  may  have  what 
you  need  ? 

I  must  work,  and  I  must  pray 
That  God  will  feed  me  day  by  day. 
What  will  God  bless  if  you  don't  live  in  idleness  ? 

All  honest  labour  God  will  bless, 
Let  me  not  live  in  idleness. 


What  book  must  you  read,  and  in  whom  should 
you  trust  ? 

In  the  Bible  I  must  read, 
And  trust  in  God  for  all  my  need. 
Why  should  you  trust  in  God  alone  ? 

For  God  alone  my  soul  can  save, 
And  raise  my  body  from  the  grave. 


How  should  you  ask  your  Saviour  to  take  your 
heart  ? 

O  my  Saviour  take  my  heart, 
And  let  me  not  from  thee  depart. 

What  should  be  your  prayer  when  you  remem- 
ber that  you  must  die  ? 

Lord,  grant  that  I  in  faith  may  die, 
And  live  with  thee  above  the  sky. 


My  dear  children,  I  will  teach  you  a  little  prayer 
to  say  every  morning  when  you  awake. 

Now  I  awake  and  see  the  light, 

'Twas  God  that  kept  me  through  the  night; 


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To  him  I  lift  my  voice  and  pray, 

That  He  would  keep  me  through  the  day  ; 

If  I  should  die  before  'tis  done, 

O  God  !  accept  me  through  thy  Son. 

What  do  you  see  when  you  awake  in  the  morn- 
ing ?  Who  keeps  you  through  the  night  ?  To 
whom  do  you  then  pray  ?  What  do  you  ask  God 
to  do  for  you  ?  If  you  should  die  before  and  her 
day,  what  do  you  ask  of  God  ?     Who  is  God's  Son. 


Now,  dear  children,  I  will  teach  you  a  prayer  to 
say  every  night  when  you  lie  down  in  your  beds. 

Now  I  lay  me  down  to  sleep, 
I  pray  the  Lord  my  soul  to  keep  ; 
If  I  should  die  before  I  wake, 
I  pray  the  Lord  my  soul  to  take. 

What  do  you  lie  down  in  your  beds  to  do  ?  What 
do  you  pray  God  to  keep  ?  If  you  should  never 
wake  again,  what  do  you  pray  God  ? 


What  should  you  do  before  you  eat  ? 
Before  I  eat,  I  must  entreat 
That  God  would  bless  to  me  my  meat. 

I  will  now  teach  you  what  to  say  before  you  be- 
gin to  eat. 

Blest  be  the  God  whose  kindness  gives, 
The  food  by  which  my  body  lives  ; 
My  God,  I  thank  thee  for  my  food, 
My  health,  and  life,  and  every  good. 


The  Alphabet  of  Christian  Morals 
Attend  the  advice 
Of  the  old  and  the  wise. 


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Be  not  angry  nor  fret, 
But  forgive  and  forget. 

Can  you  think  it  no  ill, 
To  pilfer  and  steal  ? 

Do  the  thing  you  are  bid, 
Nor  be  sullen  when  chid. 

Envy  none  for  their  wealth, 
Nor  honour,  nor  health. 

Pear,  worship,  and  love 
The  great  God  above. 

Grow  quiet  and  easy, 
When  fools  try  to  teaze  ye. 

Honour  Father  and  Mother, 
Love  sister  and  brother. 

It  is  dangerous  folly, 
To  jest  with  things  holy. 

Keep  your  book  without  blot, 
And  your  clothes  without  spot, 

Let  your  hands  do  no  wrong, 
Nor  backbite  with  your  tongue. 

Make  haste  to  obey, 
Nor  dispute  nor  delay. 

Never  stay  within  hearing 
Of  cursing  and  swearing. 

Offer  God  all  the  prime, 

Of  your  strength  and  your  time. 

Provoke  not  the  poor, 
Though  he  lie  at  the  door. 


it. 


Quash  all  evil  thoughts, 
And  mourn  for  your  faults. 

Remember,  the  liar 
Has  his  part  in  hell  fire. 

Shun  the  wicked  and  rude, 
But  converse  with  the  good. 

Transgress  not  the  rule, 
At  home  or  at  school. 

Unworthy  pursuits 
Produce  scandalous  fruits. 

Vie  still  with  the  best, 
And  excel  all  the  rest. 

"When  you  are  at  play, 
Take  heed  what  you  say. 

'Xcuse  only  with  truth, 
The  faults  of  your  youth. 

ITield  a  little  for  peace, 
And  let  quarrelling  cease. 

Zeal  and  chanty  join'd, 
Make  you  active  and  kind. 

1  The  Bible* 

What  is  it  shows  my  soui  the  way 
To  climes  of  everlasting  day, 
And  tells  the  danger  of  aelay  ? 

The  Bible. 

*  In  tliis  and  the  two  following  pieces,  the  monitor 
l  ask  the  questions,  and  the  children  will  answer  in 
;ncert, 


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What  teaches  me  I'm  bound  to  love 
The  glorious  God  who  reigns  above, 
And  that  I  may  his  goodness  prove  ? 

The  Bible. 
What  tells  me  that  I  soon  must  die, 
And  to  the  throne  of  judgment  fly, 
To  meet  the  great  Jehovah's  eye  ? 

The  Bible. 

O  may  this  Bible  ever  be 

A  dear  and  precious  book  to  me  ; 

Here  ceaselesss  beauties  may  I  see ! 

The  Bible. 


The  Sun. 
What  is  it  looks  so  very  bright, 
And  quick  dispels  the  dusky  night, 
Shedding  around  a  cheerful  light  ? 

The  Sun. 

What  is  it  that  appears  at  dawn, 
And  dries  the  dews  up  in  the  morn, 
And  ripens  all  the  fruits  and  corn  ? 

The  Sun. 
What  rises  higher  than  a  rock  ? 
What  in  the  morning  wakes  the  cock, 
And  tells  us  what  it  is  o'clock  ? 

The  Sun. 


The  Moon. 

Little  children,  all  tell  me, 
What  high  up  in  the  sky  you  see, 
That  shines  so  bright  on  you  and  me  ? 

The  Moon, 

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Tell  me,  loves, 'when  youre  asleep, 
While  all  around  you  quiet  keep, 
What  does  through  your  curtains  peep  \ 

The  Moon. 

What  shines  when  all  is  lone  and  still, 

Except  the  little  running  rill, 

That  turns  the  wheel  oi  yonder  mill  ? 

The  Moon. 


For  a  very  little  Child.   (CM) 

1  O  that  it  were  my  chief  delight 

To  do  the  things  I  ought ! 
Then  let  me  try  with  all  my  might. 
To  mind  what  I  am  taught. 

2  Wherever  I  am  told  to  go 

I'll  cheerfully  obey  ; 
Nor  will  I  mind  it  much,  although 
I  leave  a  pretty  play. 

3  When  I  am  bid,  I'll  freely  bring 

Whatever  I  have  got ; 
And  never  touch  a  pretty  thing. 
If  mother  tells  me  not. 

4  When  she  permits  me,  I  may  tell 

About  my  little  toys  ; 
But  if  she's  busy,  or  unwell, 
I  must  not  make  a  noise. 

5  And  when  I  learn  my  hymns  to  say; 

And  work,  and  read,  and  spell, 
I  will  not  think  about  my  play, 
But  try  and  do  it  well. 


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6  For  God  looks  down  from  heaven  high, 
Our  actions  to  behold  ; 
And  he  is  pleas'd  when  children  try 
To  do  as  they  are  told. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  should  be  your  chief  delight  ?  What 
should  you  try  with  all  your  might  ? 

2  When  you  are  told  to  go  any  where,  what 
should  you  do?     What  should  you  not  mind  ? 

3  What  will  you  bring  when  \  ou  Hie  bid  ?  What 
should  )  ou  not  touch  if  mother  UlJs  you  not  ? 

4  When  she  permits,  what  may  you  tell?  But 
if  she  is  busy  or  unwell,  »vhat  aiusttyou  not  do  ? 

5  When  you  are  learning  your  hymns,  and  to 
read  and  spell,  what  will  you  not  think  of? 
What  will  you  try  ? 

6  Who  looks  down  from  Heaven?  What  to 
behold?     When  is  God  pleased  ? 


Brotherly  Love.  5 

1  John  iv.  7. 

1  '*  Little  children,  love  each  other,'' 

Is  the  blessed  Saviour's  rule  ; 
Every  little  one  is  brother 
To  his  play-fellows  at  school. 

2  We're  all  children  of  one  Father, 

The  great  God  who  reigns  above; 
Shali  we  quarrel  ? — No — much  rather 
Would  we  be  like  him — all  love. 

3  He  has  plac'd  us  here  together, 

That  we  may  be  good  and  kind  ; 
He  is  ever  watching,  whether 
We  are  one  in  heart  and  mind. 


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\  Which  is  stronger  than  the  other  ( 
He  must  be  the  weak  one's  friend  ; 
Who's  more  playthings  than  his  brother? 
He'll  delight  to  give  and  lend. 

5  Selfish  children's  sad  behaviour, 

Shows  they  love  themselves  alone  ; — 
But  the  children  of  a  Saviour, 
Say  not  any  thing's  their  own. 

6  All  they  have  they  share  with  others, 

Give  kind  looks  and  gentle  words  ; 
Thus  they  live  like  happy  brothers, 
AncPare  known  to  be  the  Lord's. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Little  children,  what  is  the  blessed  Saviour's 
rule  ?  Love  each  other.  Who  is  every  one  here 
brother  to  ? 

2  Are  we  all  children  of  one  Father  ?  Who  is 
that  Father?  Should  you  quarrel?  What  should 
you  rather  be?     What  is  that?     Alt  love. 

3  Where  has  God  placedyou  ?  Why  has  be  plac- 
ed you  here  together  ?  Who  is  ever  watching  you  ? 
Why  is  God  watching  you  ? 

4  What  should  he  that  is  stronger  than  the  other 
be?  What  should  he  that  has  more  play-things 
than  his  brother  do  ? 

5  What  does  selfish  children's  behaviour  show  ~: 
How  do  the  children  of  a  Saviour  do? 

6  What  do  they  do  with  all  they  have  ?  What 
do  the\  give?  How  do  such  children  live?  What 
are  they  known  to  be  ? 


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Creation.     (C.  M.)  6 

1  God  made  the  sky  that  looks  so  blue, 

God  made  the  grass  so  green ; 
God  made  the  flowers  that  smell  so  sweet 
In  pretty  colours  seen. 

2  God  made  the  sun  that  shines  so  bright 

And  gladdens  all  I  see  ; 
It  comes  to  give  us  heat  and  light, — 
How  thankful  should  1  be ! 

3  God  made  the  little  bird  to  fly, 

How  sweetly  has  she  sung  ? 
And  though  she  soars  so  very  high, 
She  won't  forget  her  young. 

4  God  made  the  cow  to  give  nice  milk, 

The  horse  for  us  to  use  ; 
I'll  treat  them  kindly  for  his  sake? 
Nor  dare  his  gifts  abuse. 

5  God  mai!e  the  water  for  my  drink, 

God  made  the  fish  to  swim  ; 
God  made  the  trees  to  bear  nice  fruit, 
Which  does  my  taste  so  nicely  suit ; 

Oh  how  should  I  love  him  ! 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  mode  the  sky  ?  What  colour  is  the  sky  ? 
Who  male  the  grass?  What  colour  is  ihe  grass? 
Where  does  the  grass  grow  ?  Who  made  the 
flowers  ?  What  smell  sweet  ?  What  colours  are 
the  flowers  ? 

2  Who  made  the  sun  ?  What  shines  bright  ? 
What  does  the  sun  come  to  give  us  ?  What  should 
you  be  ? 


\  ho  made  the  little  bird  ?  What  sings  sweet- 
ly ?  Does  the  little  bird  fly  very  high?  What, 
wont  she  forget?  What  are  the  bird's  young: 
Where  are  her  little  birds?  In  her  nest.  Where 
is  the  nest  ?     On  the  tree. 

4  Who  made  the  cow?  What  does  the  cow 
give  ?  Who  made  the  horse  ?  For  whose  use 
was  the  horse  made  ?  How  shoulo  you  treai  the 
horse  and  the  cow  ?  For  whose  sake  ?  Who  gave 
us  the  horse  and  the  cow  ?  Should  you  ever  abuse 
God's  gifts  ?  What  are  God's  gifts  ?  Every  thing 
God  gives  us. 

5  Who  made  the  water?  Why  did  God  make 
the  water?  Who  made  the  fish?  What  do  the 
fishes  do?  Where  do  the  fish  swim  ?  Who  made 
the  trees  ?  What  do  trees  bear  ?  What  is  fruit  ? 
What  suits  your  taste  ?  Is  fruit  good  to  eat?  Who 
should  you  love  for  making  all  these  things  ?  Of 
what  did  God  make  all  things  ?. 


Creation.     (C.  M.) 

1  Come,  child,  look  upwards  to  the  sky, 
Behold  the  Sun  and  Moon, 

The  numerous  stars  that  sparkle  high, 
To  cheer  the  midnight  gloom. 

2  Come,  child,  and  now  behold  the  earth 
In  varied  beauty  stand  ; 

Tt\\e  product  view  of  six  days'  birth, 
How  wond'rous  and  how  grand  ! 

3  The  fields,  the  meadows,  and  the  plain. 
The  little  pleasant  hills, 

The  waters  too,  the  mighty  main- 
The  rivers  and  the  rills- 


4  Come  then  behold  tr$m  all,  and  say— 
"  How  came  these  things  to  be  ?" 

That  stand  before  which  ever  way 
I  turn  myself  to  see  ? 

5  Twas  God  that  made  the  earth  and  sea. 
To  whom  the  angels  bow  ; 

;Twas  God  that  made  both  thee  and  me, 
The  God  who  sees  us  now. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Where  must  you  look  to  see  the  Sun  and 
Moon  ?  Wiiat  other  lights  do  you  see  in  the  ^ky  ? 
Are  there  a  great  many  stars  ?  Yes,  a  great  num- 
ber. What  do  the  stars  cheer  or  make  pleasant  ? 
What  is  midnight  gloom  ?  The  middle  of  the  night 
when  it  is  very  dark.  Is  it  pleasant  then  to  see  the 
stars  sparkle  or  shine  ? 

2  When  you  look  all  around  you  on  the  earth, 
how  does  it  stand  ?  What  does  varied  beauty 
mean  ?     Different  kinds  of  pretty  things,  as  trees, 

flowers.  In  how  many  days  were  all  these  things 
produced  ?  What  is  wond'rous  and  grand  ?  God's 
work  of  six  days,  the  Creation. 

3  What  of  (he  works  of  God  are  mentioned  in 
the  third  verse  ? 

4  When  you  look  at  all  these  things,  what  do 
you  ask  ? 

5  Who  made  the  earth  and  sea  ?  To  whom  do 
angels  bow  ?  What  are  angels  ?  Holy  spirits. 
Where  do  angels  bow  before  <Uod?  In  Heaven. 
Who  made  the  angels,  and  you  and  me?  Does 
God  see  you  and  me  now,  as  well  as  the  angels? 

The  Fall  of  Man.     (C.  M.)  8 

1  Adam  and  Eve  in  Eden  liv'd, 
A  garden  sweet  and  fair, 
Their  Maker's  blessing  they  receiv'd, 
And  ev'ry  good  was  there. 


2  One  tree,  that  in  the  midst  was  plac'd, 

God  bade  them  not  to  take  ; 
But  ah  !  the  fruit  they  dar'd  to  taste, 
And  his  commandment  brake. 

3  Then  did  the  Lord  his  angel  send># 

And  drove  them  from  the  place  ; 
And  sinful  man  in  grief  did  spend, 
All  his  remaining  days. 

4  Then  Let  me  never,  never  dare 

To  disobey  the  Lord, 
But  even  now  my  heart  prepare, 
To  learn  his  holy  word. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Where  did  Adam  and  Eve  live  ?  What  was 
Eden  ?  What  did  they  receive  from  their  Maker? 
What  good  was  there  ?     Every  good. 

2  Of  how  many  trees  did  God  say  the;:  must  Dot 
take  ?  What  did  they  dare  to  taste  ?  When  they 
eat  the  fruit,  what  did  they  break  ?  God's  com- 
mandment. 

3  What  did  the  Lord  then  send  ?  What  did  the 
angel  do  ?  What  did  man  become  when  he  eat  the 
forbidden  fruit?  Sinful.  In  what  did  he  spend 
all  his  remaining  days  ?     In  grief. 

4.  What  should  you  never,  dare  ?  What 
should  you  even  now  prepare  ?  What  to  learn  ? 
His  holy  word. 


9         The  widow  of  Zarephah.     L.  M. 

1  When  by  the  brook  Elijah  liv'd, 
His  food  from  ravens  he  receiv'd  ; 
The  water  there  his  drink  supplied, 
TJntil  at  length  the  brook  was  dried 


2  The  prophet  by  the  Lord,  then  sent, 
Unto  a  widow  woman  went ; 

He  found  her  with  her  little  son, 
Her  stock  of  food  was  almost  gone. 

3  "  Alas  !"  she  said,  "  I've  nought  to  give, 
I  and  my  child  not  long  can  live; 

A  little  oil  and  meal  have  I, 

When  that  is  gone,  we  both  must  die." 

4  "  Fear  not,"  the  good  Elijah  cried  ; 

"  The  Lord  will  for  you  both  provide; 
Give  first  to  me,  let  faith  prevail, 
Neither  thy  meal  nor  oil  shall  fail." 

5  She  did  so — and  they  all  were  fed, 
For  every  day  she  made  them  bread; 
Yet  still  did  in  her  barrel  find, 
That  meal  was  always  left  behind. 

6  Thus  can  the  Lord  his  people  feed, 
In  times  of  famine  and  of  need  ; 
To  him  let  friendless  children  cry, 
He  can  their  every  want  supply. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  was  fed  by  the  ravens?  Where  did 
Elijah  live  when  he  received  his  food  from  the  ra- 
vens ?  What  did  the  ravens  bring  him  ?  Where 
did  he  get  drink  ?  How  long  did  he  drink  of  the 
brook  ? 

2  Who  was  Elijah  ?  A  prophet.  Where  did 
the  Lord  send  him  ?  Did  he  find  her  ?  Who  was 
with  her  ?  Was  her  stock  of  food  almost  gone  ? 

3  What  did  she  say  to  Elijah  ?  What  food  did 
she  say  she  had  ?  What  did  she  expect  she  and 
her  son  would   do,  when  the  meal  and  oil  were 


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4  What  did  good  Elijah  say  to  her."  Who  dm 
he  say  would  provide  for  them  both  ?  To  whom 
did  he  tell  her  to  give  first  ?  What  did  he  say 
should  not  fail  ? 

5  Did  she  do  as  Elijah  told  her  ?  Did  she  make 
bread  for  them  all  every  day  ?  How  could  she 
make  bread  without  meal  ?  Meal  was  always  left 
behind. 

6  Can  God  always  feed  his  people  ?  Can  he 
feed  them  in  times  of  famine,  when  there  is  scarce- 
ly any  bread  ?  Who  should  cry  to  him  ?  What 
can  he  supply  ? 


10  Samuel     (L.  M.) 

1  Young  Samuel,  in  his  infant  days, 

Was  carried  to  the  house  of  God  ; 
Early  he  learn'd  his  Maker's  praise, 
While  in  those  holy  courts  he  trod 

2  Within  that  sacred  place  he  liv'd, 

And  waited  on  good  Eli  there, 
With  duty  his  commands  receiv'd, 
And  then  obeyed  with  pious  care. 

3  To  him  while  in  his  childish  years, 

The  Lord  his  God,  himself  made  known 
And  told  in  little  Samuel's  ears, 

The  things  that  shortly  should  be  done. 

4  That  Samuel  (highly  favour'd  child) 

Would  be  a  prophet,  Israel  knew, 
For  all  his  sayings  were  fulfilled, 
And  every  word  he  spake  was  true. 

5  Then  let  us  be,  like  Samuel,  still 

Ready  to  listen  to  the  Lord, 


&oi  God  can  yet  himself  reveal. 
To  children  in  his  holy  word. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Whose  son  was  Samuel  ?  To  what  house  was 
he  carried  in  his  infant  days?  What  did  Samuel 
learn  early  ?     Where  ? 

2  When  he  lived  in  that  sacred  place,  on  whom 
did  he  wait  ?  How  did  he  receive  Eli's  commands  ? 
How  did  he  then  obey  them  ? 

3  Who  made  himself  known  to  Samuel  ?  What 
did  God  tell  little  Samuel  ? 

4  Who  knew  that  Samuel  would  be  a  prophet  ? 
Why  did  they  think  he  would  be  a  prophet? 
What  is  a  prophet  ?  A  man  that  foretells  future 
events.  What  does  foretell  mean?  To  tell  of 
things  before  they  happen. 

5  Should  you  not  be  like  Samuel?  What  should 
you  be  ready  to  do  ?  Can  God  yet  reveal  himself 
to  little  children  like  you  ?  Where  ?  In  his  holy 
word. 


Early  attendance  at  School.  (L.  M.)    H 

1  The  hour  is  come  I  will  not  stay, 
But  haste  to  school  without  delay, 
Nor  loiter  here  for  'tis  a  crime 
To  trifle  thus  with  precious  time. 

2  Say,  shall  my  teachers  wait  in  vain, 
And  of  my  sad  neglect  complain  ? 
]S  o !  rather  let  me  strive  to  be 
The  first  of  all  the  family. 

3  I  should  be  there  with  humble  mind, 
To  seek  th'  instruction  I  may  find  ; 
And  while  I  hear  the  sacred  page, 
O  may  its  truths  my  heart  engage. 


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4  These  golden  hours  will  soon  be  o'er- 
When  I  can  go  to  school  no  more, 
How  shall  I  then  endure  the  thought 
Of  haring  spent  my  time  for  nought  ? 

ANALYSIS. 

1  When  the  hour  for  going  to  school  comes, 
what  should  you  do  ?  Haste  to  school  without  de- 
lay. What  is  a  crime  or  sin  ?  To  trifle  with  pre- 
cious time. 

2  Of  what  will  your  teacher  complain  if  she 
wait  for  you?  What  should  you  rather  strive  to 
be? 

3  With  what  mind  should  you  be  there  ?  What 
to  seek  ?  While  you  hear  the  sacred  page,  what 
do  you  wish  ?  That  its  truths  may  engage  my 
heart. 

4  What  will  soon  be  o'er  ?  These  golden  hours. 
Would  you  not  be  very  sorry  if  you  were  taken 
from  school  without  learning  to  read  ?  Yes.  For 
what  do  children  spend  their  time  that  do  not 
learn  ?     For  nothing. 

12    The  way  to  know  the  Lord.    (C.  M.) 

1  This  is  the  way  to  know  the  Lord, 

And  this  will  please  him  too, 
To  read  and  hear  his  holy  word, 
That  tells  us  what  to  do. 

2  He  lives  in  Heav'n.  and  does  not  need 

Such  little  ones  as  we  ; 
But  he  is  very  kind  indeed, 
And  even  cares  for  me. 

3  Though  if  I  tried  with  all  my  might. 

And  did  the  best  I  could, 
I  should  not  always  do  it  right, 
And  could  do  him  no  good. 


Then  let  me  love  him  for  his  care, 
And  love  his  holy  word, 

Because  he  teaches  children  there, 
To  know  and  fear  the  Lord. 


ANALYSIS. 

1  Which  is  the  way  to  know  the  Lord  ?  To 
read  and  hear  his  holy  word.  Does  it  please  him 
too  ?  Yes.  What  does  God's  holy  word  tell  us  ? 
What  to  do.  What  is  God's  holy  word?  The 
Bible. 

2  Where  does  God  live  ?  Does  God  need 
such  little  ones  as  you  ?  Is  he  very  kind  indeed  ? 
Who  does  God  care   for  ?     For  me. 

3  If  you  tried  with  all  your  might,  would  you 
always  do  right?  No.  Could  you  do  him  any- 
good,  if  you  did  the  best  you  could  ?     No. 

4  Who  should  you  love  for  his  care?  God. 
What  else  should  you  love?  What  does  God 
teach  children  in  his  holy  word  ?  To  know  and 
fear  him. 


A  child  retiring  to  rest.     (L.  M.)     13 

1  Lord !  with  redeeming  mercy  blest 
I  lay  me  down  to  take  my  rest ; 

For  thou  who  sav'st  my  soul  from  death. 
Wilt  surely  watch  my  fleeting  breath. 

2  Now  darkness  shades  the  distant  hill, 
The  little  birds  are  mute  and  still, 
And  earth  a  safe  repose  may  take, 
For  earth's  Creator  is  awake. 

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■y  "Tis  sweet  upon  my  lowly  bed, 

To  think  my  Saviour  guards  my  head  ; 
And  his  young  helpless  charge  will  keep, 
Through  all  the  silent  hours  of  sleep. 

4  Dear  Lord,  my  head  must  soon  be  laid 
In  some  cold  grave  beneath  the  shade  ; 
But  wherefore  should  I  fear  to  die, 
Since  death  has  lost  the  victory  ? 

5  Yes,  Jesus  conquered  even  death, 
Which  can  but  take  this  feeble  breath, 
My  soul  shall  live,  and  rise,  and  sing, 
The  praises  of  my  glorious  king. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  With  what  mercy  are  you  blest  ?  What  do 
you  understand  by  redeeming-  mercy  ?  The  good- 
ness that  saves  from  Hell.  Who  saves  your  soul 
from  death  ?  Who  will  watch  your  fleeting  b  reath/ 
What  do  you  mean  by  fleeting  breath  ?  It  will 
soon  be  gone. 

2  What  does  darkness  shade  or  hide  ?  What  are 
the  little  birds  when  it  is  night?  Who  may  sleep 
in  safety  ?  All  on  the  earth.  Who  is  awake  to 
guard  them  ?    Who  is  the  Creator  of  all  things  ? 

3  When  you  are  in  bed,  what  is  it  sweet  to  think 
of  ?  Who  will  the  Saviour  keep  ?  Through  what 
hours  ? 

5  Where  must  your  head  soon  be  laid  ?  Should 
you  be  afraid  to  die  ?  Why  would  you  not  be 
afraid  to  die  ? 

5  What  did  Jesus  conquer  ?  what  is  the  worst 
thing  death  can  do  to  you  ?  will  your  soul  live  after 
your  body  is  dead  ?  whose  praises  will  your  soul 
rise  and  sing. 


Hymn  to  be  spoken  or  sung  by  two  children.  14 
First  Child. 
God  is  in  Heaven, — can  he  hear 
A  little  prayer  like  mine  ? 

Second  Child. 
Yes,  thoughtful  child,  thou  need'st  not  fear, 
He  listeneth  to  thine. 

First  Child. 
God  is  in  Heaven, — can  he  see 
When  I  am  doing  wrong  ? 

Second  Child. 
Yes,  that  he  can  ;  he  looks  at  thee 
All  day,  and  all  night  long. 

First  Child. 
God  is  in  Heaven, — would  he  know 
Ifl  should  tell  a  lie? 

Second  Child. 
Yes,  thqugh  thou  saidst  it  very  low. 
He'd  hear  it  in  the  sky. 

First  Child. 
God  is  in  Heaven,^-does  he  care. 
Or  is  he  good  to  me  ? 

Second  Child. 
Yes,  all  thou  hast  to  eat  or  wear, 
Tis  God  that  gives  it  thee. 

First  Child. 
God  is  in  Heaven, — can  I  go 
To  thank  him  for  his  care. 


Second  Child. 
Not  yet,  but  love  him  here  below. 
And  he  will  take  thee  there. 

First  Child. 
God  is  in  Heaven, — may  I  pray 
To  go  there  when  I  die  ? 

Second  Child. 
Yes  ;  love  him,  seek  him,  and  one  day 
He'll  call  thee  to  the  sky. 


15     God  our  Heavenly  Father.    (L.  M.) 

1  Great  God  !  and  wilt  thou  be  so  kind 
The  comfort  of  a  babe  to  mind  ? 

I  a  poor  child,  and  thou  so  high, 
The  Lord  of  earth,  and  air,  and  sky  ? 

2  Art  thou  my  Father  ?  canst  thou  bear 
To  hear  my  poor  imperfect  pray'r  ? 
Or  wilt  thou  listen  to  the  praise 
That  such  a  little  one  can  raise  ? 

3  Art  thou  my  Father  ?  let  me  be 
A  meek  obedient  child  to  thee  ; 

And  try  in  word,  and  deed,  and  thought. 
To  serve  and  please  thee  as  I  ought. 

4  Art  thou  my  Father  ?  I'll  depend 
Upon  the  care  of  such  a  friend  ; 
And  only  wish  to  do  and  be 
Whatever  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

5  Art  thou  my  Father  ?  then  at  last, 
When  all  my  days  on  earth  are  past. 


Send  down  and  take  me  in  thy  love 
To  be  thy  better  child  above. 

ANALYSIS. 
What  do  you  ask  the  great  God  to  be  so  kind 
as  to  mind  ?      What  are  you  ?     What  is  your 
heavenly  Father  lord  of  ? 

2  What  do  you  ask  your  heavenly  Father  to 
hear  ?     What  do  you  ask  him  to  listen  to  ? 

3  What  do  you  pray  you  may  be  to  your  Father 
God  ?  In  what  should  you  try  to  please  him  ?  In 
word,  and  deed,  and  thought.  How  is  that  ?.  When 
I  speak,  whatever  I  do,  and  when  I  think. 

4  On  whose  care  will  you  depend  ?  Who  is 
that  friend  ?  My  heavenly  Father.  What  should 
you  wish  to  do  or  be  ?   Whatever  God  pleases. 

5  What  do  you  ask  God  to  do  when  all  your 
earthly  days  are  past  ?     What  to  be  in  heaven  ? 


HYMNS  ABOUT  JESUS   CHRIST. 


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Jesus  Christ,  though  he  was  rich,  yet  for  your  sake  he 
became  poor. —  2  Corinthians,  via.  9. 

PART  FIRST. 

1  Christ  is  merciful  and  mild, 
He  was  once  a  little  child  ; 
He  whom  heavenly  hosts  adore 
Liv'd  on  earth  among  the  poor 

2  He  did  lay  his  glory  by, 
When  for  us  he  came  to  die  : 
How  I  wonder  when  I  see 
Hi?  unbounded  lovr>  for  me  ! 


»  f  )n  the  long  expected  moi  n . 
He  was  in  a  stable  boi 
In  a  manger  he  was  laid 
Where  the  horned  oxen  fed. 

4  Then  how  mean  was  his  abode, 
Who  is  call'd  the  Mighty  God ! 
Angels  who  before  him  bow, 
Wonder'd  that  he  stoop'd  so  low. 

5  Through  his  after  life,  I  see 
Lowliness  and  poverty  ; 

Yet  through  all  his  actions,  ran 
Love  to  poor  and  sinful  man. 

6  He  the  sick  to  health  restor'd  ; 
To  the  poor  he  preach'd  the  word 
Little  boys  and  girls  did  prove 
Tokens  of  his  tender  love. 

7  These  he  in  his  arms  caress'd, 
Kindly  took  them  to  his  breast ; 
They,  said  he,  are  heirs  of  bliss, 
For  of  such  my  kingdom  is. 

\  ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  is  Jesus  Christ  ?  God.  What  is  Christ 
to  sinners  ?  A  Saviour.  What  is  his  temper  ? 
How  is  he  merciful  and  mild  to  us  ?  He  pities  us 
and  is  kind  to  us.  What  was  Christ  once  ?  W  ho 
adore  Christ  in  heaven  ?  When  Christ  was  on 
earth,  with  whom  did  he  live  ? 

2  When  did  Christ  lay  aside  his  glory  ?  Did 
Christ  die  for  sinners  ?  What  should  make  us 
wonder  ?  How  did  Christ  show  his  love  to  you  : 
He  died  for  m*. 


o  Was  Christ  bora  into  this  world  a  little  babe: 
Where  was  he  born  ?  Where  was  he  laid  ?  What 
is  a  manger  ? 

4  What  kind  of  abode  had  he  who  is  called  the 
Mighty  God  ?  A  mean  abode.  What  made  the 
angels  in  heaven  wonder  ? 

5  What  do  you  see  in  his  after  life  ?  What  is 
lowliness  ?  Humility — Christ  was  humble.  What 
is  poverty  ?  To  be  poor — Christ  was  poor.  What 
did  Christ  show  in  all  his  actions  ? 

6  What  did  Christ  do  to  the  sick  ?  How  did  he 
restore  tbem  to  health  ?  He  made  them  well. 
What  did  he  preach  to  the  poor  ?  What  did  little 
boys  and  girls  prove  ? 

7  How  did  Christ  show  his  love  to  little  chil- 
dren ?  Of  what  did  he  say  they  were  heirs  ?  Of 
what  did  he  say  his  kingdom  was  ?  Of  such  little 
children. 


PART  SECOND. 

1  Christ  the  hungry  people  fed, 
Bless'd  and  multiplied-  the  bread  ; 
While  his  words  of  grace  impart 
Healing  to  the  broken  heart. 

2  O  !  how  humble,  poor,  and  low. 
Was  the  Lord  of  glory  now  ! 
See  him  sit  on  Jacob's  well, 
Faint  with  hunger,  thirst,  and  toil. 

3  Water  he  did  meekly  crave, 
E'en  of  one  he  came  to  save  : 
'Twas  his  meat  and  drink  to  do 
All  his  Father's  will  below ; 


4  Every  bird  can  build  her  rn 
Foxes  have  their  place  of  rest ; 
He  by  whom  the  world  was  made, 
Had  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

5  He  who  is  the  Lord  Most  High- 
Then  was  poorer  far  than  I, 
That  I  might  hereafter  be 
Rich  to  all  eternity. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  did  Christ  feed  ?  What  did  he  do  to 
the  bread  ?  How  did  he  multiply  the  bread  ?  He 
made  Jive  loaves  feed  five  thousand  people.  What 
did  his  words  of  grace  impart  or  give  ? 

2  What  was  the  Lord  of  glory  now  ?  Where 
did  Christ  once  sit  ?  Was  he  wearied  ?  With 
what  ?    His  journey.    What  made  him  feel  faint  ? 

3  What  did  he  meekly  crave  or  ask  ?  Of  whom 
did  he  ask  water  ?  Who  was  that  ?  The  woman 
of  Samaria.     What  was  his  meat  and  his  drink  ? 

4  What  can  every  bird  do  ?  What  have  foxes  ? 
What  home  had  he  by  whom  the  world  was  made  ? 
He  had  no  home.  How  do  you  know  ?  Christ 
said  he  had  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

5  Was  Christ  poorer  than  you  and  I  ?  Why 
did  he  become  poor  ?  What  does  that  mean  r 
That  we  may  live  happy  for  ever  in  heaven. 

17  Hosanna.      (C.  M.) 

1  Come,  children,  hail  the  Prince  of  Peace- 
Obey  the  Saviour's  call  ; 
Come  seek  his  face  and  taste  his  grace 
\nd  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 


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£  Ye  lambs  of  Christ  your  tribute  bring. 
Ye  children  great  and  small, 
Hosannas  sing  to  Christ  your  King  ; 
O  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  This  Jesus  will  your  sins  forgive  : 
For  you  he  drank  the  gall  ; 
For  you  he  died  that  you  might  live 
To  crown  him  Lord  of  all, 

1  Let  every  little  girl  and  boy, 
Who  dwell  upon  this  ball, 
Their  tongues  employ  with  songs  of  joy, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

r>  Your  loud  hosannas  please  him  well, 
Though  sung  by  children  small ; 
Such  with  him  dwell,  when  sav'd  from  hell. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

t'>  May  all  these  children,  Lord,  be  thine. 
And  sav'd  from  Satan's  thrall : 
Then  we  shall  meet  at  Jesus'  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  is  the  Prince  of  Peac  ?  Jesus  Christ. 
Whose  call  should  you  obey  ?  Whose  face  should 
you  seek  ?  Whose  gace  or  favour  would  you 
taste  ?  What  should  you  do  to  that  great  Saviour  ? 

2  Who  do  you  ask  to  bring*  tribute  to  Christ  ? 
What  will  you  sing  to  Christ  your  King  ?  What 
will  you  crown  him  ? 

3  What  will  this  Jesus  do  for  you  ?  What  did 
he  drink  for  you  ?  Why  did  he  die  ?  What  to 
do? 

4  How  should  every  little  boy  and  girl  employ 
♦heir  tongues  ? 


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5  What  pleases  Christ  well  ?  Where  will  chil- 
dren that  love  Christ  dwell  ?  .  From  what  will  he 
save  them  ? 

6  Do  you  wish  and  pray  that  all  the  dear  chil- 
dren here  should  be  the  Lord's  ?  From  what 
will  they  be  saved  ?  Where  will  thev  then  meet  ? 
What  to  do  ? 


18    The  Angels  announcing  to  the  Shepherds 
the  Birth  of  Christ. 

1  Hark  !   the  skies  with  music  sound, 
Heav'nly  glory  beams  around  ; 
Christ  is  born  ;  the  angels  sing, 
Glory  to  the  newborn  King. 

2  Peace  is  come,  goodwill  appears, 
Sinners,  wipe  away  your  tears  ; 
God  in  human  flesh  to-day 
Humbly  in  a  manger  lay. 

3  Shepherds  tending  flocks  by  night, 
Heard  the  song,  and  saw  the  light ; 
Took  their  reeds,  and  sweetest  strains 
Echo'd  through  the  happy  plains. 

4  Mortals,  hail  the  glorious  King  ! 
Richest  incense  cheerful  bring  ; 
Praise  and  love  Emmanuel's  name, 
And  his  boundless  grace  proclaim. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  sounded  through  the  skies  ?  What 
shone  around  ?  What  did  the  angels  sing  ?  Who 
was  the  newborn  King  ?  Jesus  Christ. 

2  What  did  the  angels  say  was  come  ?  What 
did  they  tell  sinners  to  do  ?  Who  are  sinners  ? 
We  and  all  men.     What  did  the  angels  say  God 


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was  ?     God  in  humanjletsk.     Where  did  they  say 
be  lay  ? 

3  Who  were  tending  their  flocks  ?  What  did 
the  shepherds  hear?  What  song-?  The  angels 
song.  What  did  thev  see  ?  What  light  ?  The 
glory  of  the  Lord.  What  did  the  shepherds  take  ? 
What  were  their  reeds  ?  Musical  instruments. 
What  echoed  through  the  happy  plains  ? 

4  Who  are  told  to  hail  the  glorious  King  ?  Who 
are  mortals  ?  We  are  all  mortals.  What  should 
you  cheerful  bring  ?  What  is  incense  ?  Perfumes. 
Whose  name  should  you  praise  and  love  ?  Who 
is  Emmanuel  ?  God  with  us.  Wrhat  should  you 
proclaim  ? 


Tune — Away  with  Melancholy. 

The  Heavenly  Stranger.  19 

1  Jesus,  thou  heavenly  stranger! 

Who  dwelt  in  human  clay  ; 
Thy  cradle  was  a  manger, 
Thy  softest  bed  was  hay. 

2  When  angels  sang  with  gladness, 

And  hail'd  thy  natal  morn  ; 
Why  to  a  life  of  sadness, 

Dear  Saviour,  wast  thou  born  ? 

3  Why  didst  thou  leave  thy  Father 

And  all  the  joys  above  ? 
It  was  because  thou  'dst  rather 
Secure  for  us  his  love. 

4  For  we  had  lost  his  favour, 

By  sin  were  all  defil'd  ; 
And  but  for  thee,  dear  Saviour, 
He  ne'er  on  us  had  smil'd. 


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i   N~ow  by  thy  life  of  sorrow , 
And  by  thy  death  of  pain  . 
We'll  rise  on  some  blest  morrow, 
With  Christ  to  live  again. 

ri  Then  we  will  give  the  glory 

To  Father,  Spirit,  Son  ; 

In  heaven  repeat  the  story. 

While  ceaseless  ages  run. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  was  the  heavenly  stranger  ?  Where 
did  Jesus  dwell  ?  How  was  that  ?  Jesus  lived  in 
a  body  like  ours.  What  had  he  for  a  cradle  ? 
What  was  his  bed  ? 

2  Who  sung  with  gladness  ?  What  did  the 
angels  hail  ?  What  do  you  mean  by  natal  men  ? 
The  morning  on  which  Christ  was  born.  To 
what  was  Chrnt  born  ? 

3  Why  did  Christ  leave  his  Father  and  all  the 
joys  above  ? 

4  What  have  we  lost  ?  By  what  are  we  de- 
filed ?  Would  God  ever  have  smiled  on  us  if  the 
Saviour  had  rot  died  ? 

5  What  have  we  gained  by  Christ's  life  of  sor- 
row and  death  of  pain  ?  Resurrection  to  life 
eternal. 

6  To  whom  should  we  give  the  glory  of  our 
salvation  ?  To  Father,  Son.  and  Holy  Ghosf. 
Where  shall  we  repeat  the  story  ?     How  Ion?  : 


20     Thanksgiving  for  Privileges.  (CM. 
]   When  Jesus  left  his  heav'nly  throne. 
And  dwelt  with  men  below  ; 
Tt  was  his  glorious  work  to  bless. 
\nd  happiness  bestow. 


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2  The  poor  and  wretched  claim 'd  his  aid, 

Nor  sought  relief  in  vain  ; 
While  parents  own'd  his  gracious  help, 
He  blest  their  infant  train. 

3  And  now  though  Jesus  reigns  above, 

He  makes  the  poor  his  care  ; 
Their  helpless  children  still  he  owns, 
And  we  his  goodness  share. 

4  Here  we  are  taught  to  read  that  word 

Which  makes  the  simple  wise  ; 

0  !  may  we  know  a  Saviour's  name, 
And  learn  his  worth  to  prize. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  did  Jesus  leave  ?  Where  did  he 
dwell  ?  What  was  his  glorious  work  ?  What 
did  he  bestow  on  men  ? 

2  Who  claimed  his  aid  ?  Did  the  poor  and 
wretched  ask  in  vain  ?  Did  he  give  them  what 
they  asked  ?  Did  parents  believe  that  he  could 
help  them  ?  Yes.  What  then  did  he  do  to  their 
children?  What  are  children  called  here?  Their 
infant  train. 

3  Where  does  Jesus  now  reign  ?  Who  does 
he  still  take  care  of  ?  Who  does  he  still  own  as 
his  ?     What  do  you  still  share  ? 

4  What  are  you  taught  ?  Who  does  God's 
word  make  wise  ?  What  do  you  pray  you  may 
know  ?     What  do  you  pray  you  may  learn  ? 


Remember  me.     (CM.)  21 

1  That  Jesus  hears  when  sinners  pray, 
Is  joyful  news  to  me  ; 
I'll  seek  his  face  without  delay, 
And  cry,  Remember  me. 
d-  2 


2  Dear  Saviour  1  look  upon  a  child 

Who  fain  would  worship  thee  : 
By  nature  I  am  all  defiTd, 
But  oh  !  "  Remember  me." 

3  Through  all  the  dang'rous  paths  of  youth. 

Do  thou  my  leader  be  : 
Teach  me  to  walk  the  ways  of  truth  ; 
Dear  "  Lord  remember  me." 

4  And  when  life's  journey  shall  be  o'er, 

Thy  mercy  may  I  see  ; 
Dear  Jesua  !  1  would  ask  no  more 
Than  this,   "  Remember  me." 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  is  joyful  news  to  \  ou  ?  Whose  face 
will  you  seek  without  delay  ?  What  will  you 
cry  ? 

2  On  what  do  you  ask  the  Saviour  to  look  ? 
What  would  yon  fain  do  ?  What  are  you  bv  na- 
ture ?     Wiio  do  you  ask  God  to  remember  ? 

3  Through  what  paths  have  \ou  to  travel? 
W  .<it  do  you  ask  God  to  be  to  you  ?  What  do 
you  mean  by  leader  ?  One  who  shows  me  the 
right  way.  What  is  that  way  ealleu  ?  The  way 
of  truth. 

4  When  life's  journey  shall  be  o'er,  u  hat  do 
you  pray  von  may  see  ?  God's  mercy.  What  is 
the  last  tiling  you  will  ask  of  God  ?  Dear  Lord. 
remember  me. 


22  Hymn,     (L.M.) 

About  Moses,  who  used  to  pray  for  the  children  of  Israel ;  aiid 
Jesus  Christ,  who  "  ever  liveth  to  make  intercession  for  us." 

1  Unmindful  of  God's  holy  word, 

"  All  we  like  sheep  have  sone  astray  -•', 


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Like  Israel  we  have  greatly  err'd, 
And  have  not  known  his  righteous  way 

2  Of  old  when  Moses  humbly  stood 

To  plead  with  God  the  Lord  most  high  ; 
The  Jews,  with  tears  and  trembling  view'd 
Their  earthly  advocate  draw  nigh. 

3  But  we  can  raise  our  joyful  eyes, 
More  favour'd  than  the  •*  chosen  race," 
To  one  who  lives  above  the  skies, 

And  pleads  before  his  Father's  face. 

4  Then  for  the  sake  of  Christ  thy  Son, 
In  mei  cy,  Lord,  attend  our  prayer ! 
Forgive  the  wicked  things  we've  done, 
And  keep  us  from  temptation's  snare. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Of  what  have  we  been  unmindful  ?  Like 
what  have  we  all  gone  astray  ?  Like  whom  have 
we  erred  ?     What  have  we  not  known  ? 

2  Who  stood  and  pleaded  with  God  for  the 
Jews  ?  flow  did  the  Jews  feel  wh.-n  they  saw 
Moses  draw  nigh  to  God  ?  What  was  Moses  for 
the  Jews  ?  Their  earthly  advocate.  What  is  an 
advocate  ?     One  that plead  ?  for  another. 

3  To  whom  can  we  raise  our  joyful  eyes? 
What  doe?  Jesus  who  lives  above  the  sky  do  ? 
Are  we  more  favoured  than  the  Jews  ?  What 
are  the  Jews  here  called  ?  The  chosen  race.  How 
are  we  more  favoured  than  the  Jews  ?  The  Jews 
had  only  Moses,  an  earthly  advocate.  What  have 
we  ?  A  Heavenly  Advocate,  who  ever  liveth  to  make 
intercession  for  us. 

4  For  whose  sake  do  you  ask  God  to  attend  to 
your  prayer  ?  What  do  you  ask  him  to  forgive  ? 
What  do  you  ask  God  to  keep  you  from  ?  Who 
is  the  tempter  ?     The  Devil. 


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23         Christ  stilling  the  Tempest. 

"  But  the  ship  was  note  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  tossed 
with  waves  ;  for  the  wind  was  contra)^.^ 

Matth.  xiv.  24. 

1  Fear  was  within  the  tossing  bark 

When  stormy  winds  grew  loud  ; 
And  waves  came  rolling  high  and  dark, 
And  the  tall  mast  was  bow'd. 

2  And  men  stood  breathless  in  their  dread, 

And  baffled  in  their  skill — 
But  one  was  there,  who  rose  and  said 
To  the  wild  sea — "  Be  still." 

3  And  the  wind  ceas'd — it  ceas'd — that  word 

Pass'd  through  the  gloomy  sky  ; 
And  troubl'd  billows  knew  their  Lord, 
And  sank  beneath  his  eye. 

4  And  slumber  settled  on  the  deep, 

And  silence  on  the  blast ; 
As  when  the  righteous  fall  asleep, 
When  death's  fierce  throes  are  past. 

5  Thou  that  didst  rule  the  angry  hour, 

And  tame  the  tempest's  mood, 
Oh  !  send  thy  Spirit  forth  with  power, 
O'er  our  dark  souls  to  brood. 

6  Thou  that  didst  bow  the  billow's  pride 

Thy  mandates  to  fulfil — 
Speak — speak  to  passion's  raging  tide  ; 
Speak  and  say — "  Peace,  be  still." 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  was  within  the  tossing  bark  ?     What 
is  a  bark  ?    A  small  vessel.  What  made  the  vessel 


toss  r     What  then  came  rolling  high  and  dark  - 
What  was  then  bowed  ? 

2  How  then  did  men  stand  ?  What  was  bai- 
ded  ;  What  is  the  meaning  of  baffled  ?  They  did 
not  know  what  to  do.  What  is  skill  ?  Knowledge. 
Was  there  no  one  in  the  vessel  who  was  not 
afraid  ?  Who  was  he  r  To  what  did  Jesus  speak  ; 
What  did  he  say  to  the  wild  sea  ? 

3  When  Jesus  said.  "  Be  still,11  what  ceased  ? 
Through  what  did  the  word  of  Jesu-  pas<  ?  What 
knew  their  Lord  ?     What  did  the  billows  do  ? 

4  Wha'  settled  on  the  deep  ?  What  on  the 
blast  ?  To  what  is  this  silence  and  ^lumber  com- 
pared ?  What  are  passed  wi.en  the  righteous  fall 
asleep  ? 

5  Who  ruled  the  anery  hour  ?  Who  tamed 
the  tempest- '  mood  :  What  do  yon  ask  God  to 
send  forth  in  power  ?     What  to  do  to  your  souls  ? 

6  Why  did  God  bow  tb<>  billows'  pride  ;  What 
are  G  d's  mandates  ;  His  commnnds.  What  do 
you  pray  God  to  spesk  to  :  What  do  jou  ask 
God  to  say  to  passion's  raging  tide  ? 


Tune — Crown  trim  Lord  of  all. 

An  Invitation  to  the  Children  who  attend  24 
Infant  Schools. 

Come,  children,  let  us  Jesus  praise. 
His  holy  name  adore  ; 

let  us  love  him  all  our  days. 
And  praise  him  evermore. 

Twas  Jesus  who  the  Lord  of  all. 

For  us  became  so  poor  ; 
Twas  Jesus  rais'd  us  from  the  fall- 

O  !  praise  him  evermore. 


4G 

:Twas  Jesus  who  did  bleed  and  die, 

When  all  our  sins  he  bore  ; 
'Tis  Jesus  pleads  for  us  on  high, — 

Oh  praise  him  evermore  ! 

'Tis  Jesus,  to  prepare  a  place 

For  us  is  gone  before ; 
'Tis  Jesus  bids  us  seek  his  face, — 

Oh  praise  him  evermore  ! 

'Tis  Jesus  then;'while  life  shall  last 

We'll  worship  and  adore  ; 
'Tis  Jesus  too,  when  life  is  past, 

We'll  praise  for  evermore. 

analysis. 

Children,  Who  shall  we  praise  ?  Whose  name 
adore  ?  Who  should  we  serve  all  our  days  ? 
Who  shall  we  praise  evermore  ?  *  Who,  though 
Lord  of  all,  for  us  became  poor  ?  Who  raised  us 
from  the  fall  ?  Who  did  bleed  and  die  when  he 
bore  our  sins  ?  Who  pleads  for  us  on  high  ?  Who 
is  gone  before  to  prepare  a  place  for  us  ?  Who 
bids  us  seek  his  face  ?  Who  should  we  worship 
and  adore,  while  life  shall  last  ?  Who  shall  we 
praise  for  evermore  when  life  is  past  ? 

N.  B.  There  is  one  answer  to  all  the  above 
questions.  Jesus. 


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HYMNS  OF  PRAYER  AND  PRAISE. 


A  Child's  Prayer.     (CM.)  25 

1  Lord,  teach  a  little  child  to  pray, 

And  then  accept  my  pray'r  ; 
Thou  nearest  all  the  words  I  say, 
For  thou  art  ev'ry  where. 

2  A  little  sparrow  cannot  fall 

Unnotic'd,  Lord,  by  thee  ; 
And  though  I  am  so  young  and  small, 
Thou  dost  take  care  of  me. 

3  Teach  me  to  do  the  thing  that's  right ; 

And  when  I  sin,  forgive  ; 
And  make  it  my  supreme  delight 
To  serve  thee  while  I  live. 

4  Whatever  trouble  I  am  in, 

To  thee  for  help  I'll  call  ; 
But  keep  me  more  than  all  from  sin, 
For  that  is  worse  than  all. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  ask  God  to  teach  you  ?  What 
do  you  ask  him  to  accept  ?  What  do  you  mean 
by  accept  ?  To  receive  it  kindly.  Who  hears 
every  word  you  say  ?     Where  is  God  ? 

2  What  cannot  fall  without  God's  seeing-  it  ? 
Does  God  take  care  of  ^sparrows  ?  Does  God 
take  care  of  you  ? 

3  What  do  you  ask  God  to  teach  you  ?  When 
you  sin,  what  do  you  pray  God  to  do  ?  What  do 
you  ask  him  to  make  you  delight  in  ? 


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4  What  will  you  do  when  you  are  in  trouble  ; 
What  do  you  ask  God  to  keep  you  from  more  thau 
all  ?     What  is  worse  than  all  ?     Sin. 


26       A  Child's  Confession.     (CM.) 

1  Lord,  teach  a  little  child  to  pray, 

Thy  grace  betimes  impart, 
And  grant  thy  Holy  Spirit  may 
Renew  my  infant  heart. 

2  A  sinful  creature  I  was  born, 

And  from  my  birth  have  stray'd  ; 
I  must  be  wretched  and  forlorn, 
Without  thy  mercy's  aid. 

3  But  Christ  can  all  my  sins  forgive, 

And  wash  away  their  stain, 
And  fit  my  soul  with  him  to  live, 
And  in  his  kingdom  reign. 

4  To  him  let  little  children  come, 

For  he  hath  said  they  may  ; 
His  bosom  then  shall  be  their  home. 
Their  tears  he'll  wipe  away. 

5  For  all  who  early  seek  his  face. 

Shall  surely  taste  his  love  ; 
Jesus  will  guide  them  by  his  grace 
To  dwell  with  him  above. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  ask  the  Lord  to  teach  you : 
What  do  you  ask  him  to  impart  to  you  ?  What 
do  you  pray  the  Holy  Spirit  may  renew  ? 

2  What  was  you  born  ?  How  long  have  you 
strayed  from  God  ?  Ever  since  1  was  born.  With- 


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out  what  must  you  be  wretched  and  forlorn  ? 
Without  his  mercy's  aid  or  help. 

3  Who  can  forgive  all  your  sins  ?  What  can 
Christ  wash  away  ?  For  what  can  he  fit  your 
soul  ?     With  him  to  live.     Where  to  reign  ? 

4  To  whom  should  little  children  come  ?  To 
Christ.  Has  he  said  they  may  ?  Yes.  What 
will  then  be  their  home  ?  His  bosom.  What  will 
Christ  wipe  away  ? 

5  Who  shall  surely  taste  his  love  ?  All  who 
early  seek  his  face.  By  what  will  Jesus  guide  or 
direct  them  ?     Where  to  dwell  ? 


Imploring  Divine  Assistance  in  Prayer.    27 

(S.M.) 

1  Lord,  teach  us  how  to  pray,] 
And  give  us  hearts  to  ask, 

Or  all  we  seek,  or  think,  or  say, 
Will  prove  a  tiresome  task. 

2  Thy  Holy  Spirit  send, 
Our  bosoms  to  inspire  ; 

Then  shall  our  praise  to  thee  ascend, 
With  pure  and  warm  desire. 

3  Jesus  our  great  High  Priest, 
Present  our  prayers  above  ; 

And  spread  o'er  all  the  faults  thou  see'st, 
The  mantle  of  thy  love. 

4  Teach  us  to  find  our  bliss 
In  earnest,  fervent  pray'r  ; 

For  where  we  pray  our  Saviour  is, 
And  bliss  is  only  there. 

5  O  !  may  we  ever  live, 
Where  Jesus  loves  to  stay  ; 


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To  him  our  hearts  and  worship  give, 
And  without  ceasing  pray. 

6  Till  we  are  stopp'd  by  death, 
Our  pray'rs  to  thee  we'll  raise  ; 
And  then  our  last  half-utter'd  breath 
Begins  a  note  of  praise. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  ask  God  to  teach  you  ?  What 
to  give  you  ?  Unless  God  teach  you  to  pray,  and 
give  you  a  new  heart,  what  will  your  seeking  and 
asking  prove  ? 

2  What  do  you  pray  God  to  send  ?  What  to 
inspire  ?     How  then  will  your  praise  ascend  ? 

3  Who  is  our  great  High  Priest  ?  What  do 
you  ask  Jesus  to  present  ?  What  mantle  do  you 
ask  Jesus  to  spread  over  your  faults  ? 

4  Where  do  you  pray  that  you  may  find  bliss  or 
happiness  ?  Who  is  present  where  we  pray  ? 
Where  only  is  bliss  ? 

5  Where  do  you  desire  ever  to  live  ?  To  whom 
to  give  your  hearts  and  worship  ?  What  will  you 
do  without  ceasiDg. 

6  What  will  you  raise  till  stopped  by  death  ? 
What  will  then  begin  with  your  last  breath  ? 

28         The  Lord's  Prayer.     (L.M.) 

1  Our  Father  God,  who  art  in  heav'n, 
To  thy  great  name  be  rev'rence  giv'n  ; 
Thy  peaceful  kingdom  wide  extend, 
And  reign,  O  Lord!  till  time  shall  end. 

2  Thy  sacred  will  on  earth  be  done, 
As  'tis  by  angels  round  the  throne  ; 
And  let  us  ev'ry  day  be  fed 

With  earthly  and  with  heav'nly  bread. 


3  Our  sins  forgive,  and  teach  us  thus 
To  pardon  those  who  injure  us  : 
Our  shield  in  all  temptations  prove, 
And  ev'ry  evil  far  remove. 

4  Thine  is  the  kingdom  to  control, 
And  thine  the  pow'r  to  save  the  soul  j 
Great  be  the  glory  of  thy  name, 

Let  ev'ry  creature  say — Amen. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  To  whom  is  this  prayer  addressed  ?  Who 
is  your  Father  in  Heaven  ?  God.  What  do  you 
pray  may  be  given  to  his  name  ?  What  do  you 
pray  may  wide  extend  ?  How  long  do  you  pray 
God  may  reign  ? 

2  How  do  you  pray  God's  will  may  be  done  on 
earth  ?  With  what  do  you  pray  to  be  fed  ? 
When  ?     Every  day. 

3  What  do  you  pray  God  to  forgive  ?  What 
do  you  pray  God  to  teach  you  ?  What  do  you 
pray  God  to  prove  ?     What  to  remove  ? 

4  What  belongs  to  God?  The  kingdom.  What 
power  belongs  to  God  ?  What  do  you  pray  may 
be  great  ?  What  should  every  creature  say  ? 
What  does  Amen  signify  ?    So  let  it  be. 


Lines  addressed  to  a  Child  tvho  "forgot  29 
to  pray." 

1  Forget  to  pray  !  that's  strange  indeed  ! 
Have  you  no  longer  any  need? 

Are  all  your  sins  through  Christ  forgiven  ? 
Has  grace  ensur'd  your  peace  with  heaven  ? 

2  Forget  to  pray  !  Have  you  no  soul, 
By  guilt  diseas'd,  to  be  made  whole  ? 


No  heart  that  stoops  at  folly's  shrine, 
No  secret  evil  to  repine  ? 

3  Forget  to  pray  !     Yes,  when  the  night 
Refuses  to  give  way  to  light  ; 

You  may  forget  there  is  a  God, 
Who  sees  you  from  his  high  abode. 

4  Forget  to  pray  !  When  clouds  retain 
The  early  and  the  latter  rain  ; 
When  summer  mild,  and  winter  bold, 
Cease  their  accustom'd  heat  and  cold  ; 

5  When  angry  winds  forget  their  roar, 
When  tides  no  more  approach  the  shore  ; 
Then  may  your  poor  petitions  cease, 
Your  tongue  obtain  its  sought  release. 

6  Forget  to  pray  !  Not  till  you  fear 
Your  Saviour  will  not  deign  to  hear  : 
He  loves  to  hear  the  sinner's  moan  ; 
Then  hasten  to  his  gracious  throne  : 

7  Hasten,  and  with  a  contrite  heart 
Entreat  that  he  will  ne'er  depart  ; 
Your  late  forgetfulness  deplore, 
And  pray  that  you  forget  no  more. 

8  Jesus  will  not  forget  to  hear, 
His  pard'ning  grace  is  ever  near  ; 
Repenting  souls  are  his  delight, 

He  sees  their  tears,  and  loves  the  sight. 

9  Oh,  think  of  Heaven  !  that  glorious  place 
Reserved  for  all  God's  chosen  race  ; 
Embrace  the  promise  while  'tis  day, 
And  never  more  "forget  to  pray." 


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A  Hymn  of  Praise.  30 

1  We,  Lord,  thy  children,  are 
Created  by  thy  hands  ; 

Incline,  O  Lord,  our  hearts  with  care 
To  follow  thy  commands. 

Hallelujah.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

2  Open  our  minds  to  read, 
And  hear  the  will  of  God  ; 

Do  thou  our  infant  footsteps  lead 
To  thy  divine  abode  : 

Hallelujah.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

3  Oh  !  may  we  turn  our  eyes 
From  false  and  sinful  ways  ; 

And  pray  to  thee  for  new  supplies 
Of  grace  to  sing  thy  praise. 

Hallelujah.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Whose  children  are  you?  By  whom  cre- 
ated ?  What  do  you  ask  the  Lord  to  incline  ? 
To  follow  what  ?  What  is  the  meaning-  of  Halle- 
lujah ?     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

2  What  do  you  ask  God  to  open  ?  What  to 
do  ?  What  do  you  ask  God  to  lead  ?  To  what 
place  ?     Where  is  that  ?     Heaven. 

3  From  what  do  you  wish  to  turn  your  eyes  ? 
For  what  more  do  you  pray  ?  If  God  give  you 
grace,  what  will  you  do  ?     Sing  his  praise. 


Goodness  of  God.     (CM.)  31 

Lord,  I  would  own  thy  tender  care, 

And  all  thy  love  to  me  ; 
The  food  I  eat,  the  clothes  I  wear, 
Are  all  bestow 'd  by  thee. 
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2  'Tis  thou  preservest  me  from  death, 

And  dangers  ev'ry  hour ; 
I  cannot  draw  another  breath 
Unless  thou  giv'st  me  pow'r. 

3  My  health,  and  friends,  and  parents  dear, 

To  me  by  God  are  given  ; 
I  have  not  any  blessing  here, 
But  what  is  sent  from  heaven.  . 

4  Such  goodness,  Lord !  and  constant  care, 

A  child  can  ne'er  repay  ; 
But  may  it  be  my  daily  pray'r, 
To  love  thee,  and  obey. 

analysis. 

1  Whose  tender  care  and  love  do  you  own  ? 
What  has  God  bestowed  on  you  ? 

2  Who  preserves  you  from  death  and  danger? 
When  ?  Can  you  by  your  own  power  draw  ano- 
ther breath  ? 

3  What  has  God  given  you  ?  From  whence 
is  every  blessing  sent  ? 

4  Can  you  ever  repay  God  for  such  goodness 
and  care  ?  What  then  should  be  your  daily 
prayer  ? 

32  Morning  Hymn.     (CM.) 

1  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  night, 

Preserv'd,  O  Lord!  by  thee  ; 
Again  we  hail  the  cheerful  light, 
Again  we  bow  the  knee. 

2  Preserve  us,  Lord  !  throughout  the  day, 

And  guide  us  by  thy  arm  ; 
For  they  are  safe,  and  only  they, 
Whom  thou  preserv'st  from  harm. 


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3  Let  all  our  words,  and  all  our  ways, 

Declare  trrat  we  are  thine, 
That  so  the  light  of  truth  and  grace 
Before  the  world  may  shine. 

4  Let  us  ne'er  turn  away  from  thee  ; 

Dear  Saviour,  hold  us  fast, 
Till  with  immortal  eyes,  we  see 
Thy  glorious  face  at  last. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Who  preserves  from  the  dangers  of  the 
night  ?  What  do  you  hail  in  the  morning  ? 
What  do  you  again  bow  ? 

2  What  do  yon  pray  God  to  do  for  you  through 
the  day  ?  By  what  to  guide  you  ?  Who  only 
are  safe  ? 

3  What  do  you  pray  your  words  and  your  ways 
may  declare  ?  That  what  light  may  shine  before 
the  world  ? 

4  From  whom  should  you  not  turn  away  ?  Who 
do  you  ask  to  hold  you  fast  ?  Till  when  ?  What 
are  immortal  eyes  ?  The  eyes  ice  will  have  in  hea- 
ven. Whose  face  will  you  see  in  heaven  ?  The 
Saviours  glorious  face. 


Pious  Child's  Morning  Song.    (CM.)     33 

1  Behold,  my  eyes,  the  morning  sun, 

How  shining  bright  and  gay  ! 
Cheerful  I'll  leave  my  peaceful  bed, 
And  read,  and  sing,  and  pray. 

2  Through  Jesu's  kind  indulgent  care, 

In  peace  1  lay  me  down  ; 
And  'tis  the  same  sweet  beams  of  love 
My  waking  moments  crown. 


3  No  sad  alarm  my  slumbers  broke, 

No  terror,  fear,  or  dread  ; 
No  sickness  seized  my  tender  frame, 
Nor  flames  came  round  my  bed. 

4  Lord  !  teach  a  little  simple  child 

To  lisp  the  Saviour's  love  : 

Oh  !  let  me  live  to  thee  below, 

And  dwell  with  thee  above. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  behold  in  the  morning?  How 
does  the  sun  appear?  What  will  you  cheerful 
leave  ?     After  you  rise,  what  will  you  do  ? 

2  Under  whose  care  do  you  lie  down  in  peace 
What  attend  your  waking-  moments? 

3  What  broke  not  your  slumbers?  What 
seized  not  your  tender  frame  ?  What  came  not 
round  your  bed  ? 

4  What  do  you  ask  God  to  teach  you  ?  To 
whom  do  you  wish  to  live  below  ?  With  whom  to 
dwell  above  ? 


34  Evening  Hymn.     (L.M.)     Magdalen. 

1  Glory  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light  : 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

2  Forgive  me,  Lord,  through  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  that  1  this  day  have  done  ; 

That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 
I,  e'er  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed  : 


Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
Rise  glorious  on  the  judgment  day. 

4  O  !  let  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  with  sweet  sleep  my  eyelids  close  ; 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  vig'rous  make, 
To  serve  my  God  when  I  awake. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  give  to  God  ?  Glory.  When  ? 
For  what  do  you  give  God  the  glory  or  praise  ? 
Who  do  you  ask  to  keep  you  ?  Beneath  what  ? 
What  does  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  signify  ? 
God's  protection  or  care. 

2  Through  whom  do  you  ask  God  to  forgive 
you  ?  Who  is  God's  dear  Son  ?  What  do  you 
ask  God  to  forgive  ?  Why  do  you  ask  God  to 
forgive  you  ?  That  I  may  be  at  peace  with  him, 
myself,  and  every  body. 

3  What  do  you  ask  God  to  teach  you  ?  If  you 
be  a  good  child,  need  you  be  afraid  to  die  ?  Need 
you  be  afraid  of  the  grave  any  more  than  your 
bed  ?  What  else  do  you  ask  God  to  teach  you  ? 
If  God  teach  you  to  die,  how  will  you  rise  on  the 
judgment  day  ?  When  is  the  judgment  day  ? 
The  last  day,  when  every  body  will  rise  out  of  their 
graves  to  be  judged. 

4  On  whom  do  you  pray  your  soul  may  repose  ? 
With  what  to  close  your  eyes  ?  What  will  sleep 
make  you  ?  What  does  vig'rous  mean  ?  Stronger 
in  mind  and  body.  How  should  you  use  the  strength 
sleep  gives  you  ?  To  serve  my  God  when  1 
awake. 


35  Praise.     8,7,4. 

1  God  our  Father,  great  Creator  ! 

At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow ; 
Gratitude  for  boundless  favour, 
Should  in  praise  for  ever  flow  ! 

Great  Jehovah  ! 
Praise  to  thee  is  ever  due. 

2  Gracious  Jesus  !  migr%  Saviour  ! 

Hear  our  lispings  to  thy  praise  ; 

Thou  didst  bless  such  little  children, 

And  invite  them  near  thy  face. 

Son  of  David ! 
Loud  hosannas  to  thy  name. 

3  Holy  Spirit !  Take  thy  dwelling 

In  these  sinful  hearts  of  ours  ; 
Purify  us  by  thy  graces, 

Sanctify  our  inmost  powers. 

Source  of  comfort  ! 
Lighten  our  benighted  minds. 

4  Show  us  all  thy  great  salvation, 

Lead  us  in  the  way  of  truth  ; 
Keep  us  safe  from  all  temptation, 
Be  the  guardian  of  our  youth ! 

O  protect  us 
Through  this  wilderness  of  woe  ! 

ANALYSIS. 
1  Who  do  you  address  in  this  Hymn  ?  Who  is 
the  great  Creator  ?  The  great  God,  who  made 
every  thing  of  nothing.  How  should  you  bow  at 
his  feet  ?  Humbly.  What  should  for  ever  flow 
in  praise  ?  Gratitude.  What  is  gratitude  ?  To 
feel  thankful  for  favours.     For  what  favour  should 


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j'our  gratitude  flow  to  God?  Boundless  favour. 
What  does  boundless  favour  mean  ?  More  favours 
than  we  can  count.  What  is  the  meaning  of  Je- 
hovah ?  The  name  of  God.  What  is  ever  due 
to  the  great  Jehovah  ? 

2  Who  do  )7ou  address  in  the  second  verse  ? 
What  do  you  ask  Jesus,  the  mighty  Saviour,  to 
hear  ?  What  did  Jesus  do  to  such  little  children 
as  you  ?  Where  did  he  invite  them  ?  Who  is 
meant  by  "  Son  of  David  ?"  Jesus.  Why  is  he 
called  the  Son  of  David  ?  Because  his  human 
nature  was  descended  from  David.  Who  was 
David  ?  The  king  of  Israel.  What  is  the  mean- 
ing of  hosanna  ?  An  exclamation  of  praise  to 
God.     Who  sung  hosannas  ?     Little  children. 

3  Who  do  you  address  in  the  third  verse  ? 
Where  do  you  ask  the  Holy  Spirit  to  dwell  ?  By 
what  do  you  ask  the  Holy  Spirit  to  purify  you  ? 
What  does  purify  mean?  To  free  from  sin.  What 
do  you  ask  the  Holy  Spirit  to  sanctify  ?  What 
does  sanctify  mean  ?  To  make  holy.  What  do 
you  ask  the  Holy  Spirit  to  make  holy  ?  Our  inmost 
powers,  our  whole  being.  Who  is  the  source  of 
comfort  ?  What  do  you  ask  him  to  enlighten,  or 
make  light  ?  What  does  benighted  minds  mean  ? 
Dark  minds,  that  cannot  see  unless  God  enlighten 
them. 

4  Who  do  you  address  in  the  fourth  verse  ? 
God.  What  do  you  ask  this  great  God  to  show  you? 
Where  do  you  ask  him  to  lead  you  ?  From  what 
do  you  ask  him  to  keep  you  ?  Of  what  do  you 
ask  God  to  be  the  guardian  ?  Who  do  you  ask 
to  protect  you  ?  Through  what  wilderness  ? 
What  does  wilderness  mean  here  ?  This  world. 
What  does  woe  mean  ?  Sorrow  and  misery.  What 
brought  sorrow  and  misery  into  this  world  ?   Sin 


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TIME,  DEATH,  AND  ETERNITY. 


36  Time.     (L.M.) 

1  To-day  is  added  to  our  time, 
While  yet  we  sing  it  glides  away, 
How  soon  shall  we  be  past  our  prime, 
For  where,  alas  !  is  yesterday  ? 

2  Gone — gone  into  eternity  ; 
There  every  day  in  turn  appears  ; 
To-morrow — O  !   'twill  never  be, 
If  we  should  live  a  thousand  years. 

3  Our  time  is  all  to-day,  to-day, 

The  same,  tho'  changed  ;  and  while  it  flies, 
With  still  small  voice  the  moments  say, 
**  To-day,  to-day — be  wise,  be  wise." 

4  Then  wisdom  from  above  impart, 

Lord  God  !  send  forth  thy  light  and  truth, 
To  guide  our  feet,  inspire  our  heart, 
And  make  us  Christians  from  our  youth. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  is  added  to  our  time  ?  While  we  sing, 
what  does  it  do  ?  Shall  we  not  soon  be  past  our 
prime  ? 

2  Where  is  yesterday  ?  What  appears  there  ? 
When  will  to-morrow  come  ? 

3  What  is  all  our  time  ?  Though  changed,  is  it 
still  the  same  ?     What  do  the  moments  say  ? 

4  What  do  you  ask  God  to  impart  to  you  ? 
What  to  send  forth  ?  What  to  guide  ?  What  to 
inspire  !     What  to  make  you  from  your  youth  ? 


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Time  and  Eternity.     (CM)  37 

1  How  long  sometimes  a  day  appears, 

And  weeks  how  long  are  they  ! 
Months  move  along,  as  if  the  years 
Would  never  pass  away. 

2  But  months  and  years  are  passing  by, 

And  soon  must  all  be  gone  ; 
For  day  by  day,  as  minutes  fly, 
Eternity  comes  on. 

3  Days,  months,  and  years,  must  have  an  end  j 

Eternity  has  none  : 
'Twill  always  have  as  long  to  spend, 
As  when  it  first  begun. 

4  Great  God  !  an  infant  cannot  tell 

How  such  a  thing  can  be  ; 
I  only  pray  that  I  may  dwell 
That  long,  long  time  with  thee. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Do  not  days  and  weeks  sometimes  appear 
very  long  ?  What  move  along  as  if  the  years 
would  never  pass  away  ? 

2  What  are  passing  by  ?  What  will  soon  be 
gone  ?  What  fly  day  by  day  ?  What  comes  on 
as  minutes  fly  ? 

3  What  must  have  an  end  ?    What  has  no  end  ? 

4  Can  you  tell  how  that  can  be  ?  What  do  you 
pray  for  in  the  last  verse  of  this  hymn  ? 


Death  of  a  Scholar.    (CM.)         38 

Death — Oh  !  that  awful  solemn  word, 
How  dreadful  is  the  sound  ; 

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But  'tis  thy  pleasure,  mighty  Lord! 
To  lay  us  in  the  ground. 

This  pow'rful  voice  has  calPd  away 

A  soul  that  once  was  here ; 
Silent  his  tongue,  and  cold  his  clay, 

His  eye  can  shed  no  tear. 

Those  hands  that  held  the  book  to  learn, 

Can  hold  it  now  no  more ; 
His  feet  shall  never  here  return, 

As  they  have  oft  before. 

Those  lips,  which  sung  the  Saviour's  praise, 

Here  cannot  sing  again, 
For  oh  !   a  song  they  never  raise, 

Where  death  and  darkness  reign. 

We  hope  he  leans  on  Jesus'  breast, 

Where  sorrow  cannot  come  : 
May  we,  too,  find  in  heav'n  our  rest, 

And  our  eternal  home. 


39  Pious  Thoughts. 

1  Heaven  must  be  a  happy  place, 
In  it  dwells  the  God  of  grace  ; 
Jesus  too,  at  his  right  hand, 
Blessing  all  his  infant  band. 

2  Angels  happy  all  the  day, 
(There's  no  darkness,  I  dare  say  ;) 
Sing  a  song  of  endless  praise, 

To  their  God,  the  God  of  grace. 

3  Every  night,  and  every  day, 
To  that  God  I  now  will  pray  ; 


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That  he  may  take  me  when  I  die, 
To  sing  with  angels  in  the  sky. 

4  Why  was  not  my  dwelling-place 
Amidst  Hindostan's  tawny  race  ? 
Lord,  I  thank  thee  for  the  light, 
Through  which  1  see  thy  glory  bright. 

5  When  all  my  earthly  suns  are  set, 
Lord,  let  me  die  without  regret ; 
Let  me  ever  love,  and  sing 
Praises  to  my  God  and  King. 

analysis  . 

1  What  must  be  a  happy  place  ?  Why  ?  Who 
sits  at  God's  right  hand  ?  Whom  does  Jesus  bless  ? 

2  Who  are  happy  all  the  day  ?  Is  there  any 
darkness  in  heaven  ?  What  do  angels  sing-  in 
heaven  ?  To  whom  do  angels  sing  a  song  of 
praise  ? 

3  To  whom  will  you  pray  ?  When  will  you 
pray  ?  For  what  will  you  pray  to  God  ?  With 
whom  to  sing  in  the  sky  ? 

4  Is  not  your  dwelling  place  more  favoured 
than  Hindostan  ?  Where  is  Hindostan  ?  What 
kind  of  people  dwell  in  Hindostan  ?  For  what 
light  do  you  thank  God  ?  The  light  of  the  gospel. 
What  do  you  see  through  that  light  ? 

5  What  do  you  wish  to  do  when  all  your  earthly 
suns  are  set  ?  Whom  do  you  then  wish  ever  to 
love?     To  whom  ever  sing  praises  ? 


On  the  Death  of  a  Schoolmate.         40 
Death  has  been  here,  and  borne  away 

A  sister  from  our  side  ; 
Just  in  the  morning  of  her  day, 

As  young  as  we — she  died. 


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Not  long  ago  she  fill'd  her  place, 

And  sat  with  us  to  learn  ; 
But  she  has  run  her  mortal  race, 

And  never  can  return. 

Perhaps  our  time  may  be  as  short, 

Our  days  may  fly  as  fast  ; 
O  Lord !  impress  the  solemn  thought 

That  this  may  be  our  last  1 

We  cannot  tell,  who  next  may  fall 
Beneath  thy  chast'ning  rod  ; 

One  must  be  first  ; — but  let  us  all 
Prepare  to  meet  our  God. 

All  needful  strength  is  thine  to  give, 

To  thee  our  souls  apply, 
For  grace  to  teach  us  how  to  live  ; 

Oh  !  make  us  fit  to  die. 


41  On  the  Death  of  a  Child. 

Often  tolls  the  solemn  bell, 
Sounding  loud  that  all  may  hear  ; 
Oh  !  may  I  regard  it  well, 
For  it  tells  me  death  is  near. 

Children  die  though  e'er  so  young,- 
Infants  bid  the  world  adieu  ; 
As  my  life  may  not  be  long, 
I  would  keep  its  end  in  view. 

Whether  T  shall  live  or  no, 
To  behold  a  future  day, 
Is  conceal'd  from  all  below, 
Therefore  I  should  learn  to  pray. 


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Upon  Death.  42 

1  Where  should  I  be,  if  God  should  say, 
I  must  not  live  another  day, 

And  send  and  take  away  my  breath  ; 
What  is  eternity  and  death  ? 

2  My  body  is  of  little  worth, 

'Twould  soon  be  mingled  with  the  earth  ; 
For  we  were  made  of  clay,  and  must 
Again,  at  death,  return  to  dust. 

3  But  where  my  living  soul  would  go 
I  do  not,  and  I  cannot  know  ; 

For  none  were  e'er  sent  back  to  tell 
The  joys  of  heaven,  or  pains  of  hell. 

4  Yet,  heav'n  must  be  a  world  of  bliss, 
Where  God  himself  for  ever  is  : 
Where  saints  around  his  throne  adore, 
And  never  sin  nor  suffer  more. 

5  And  hell's  a  state  of  endless  woe, 
Where  unrepenting  sinners  go  ; 
Though  none  that  seek  the  Saviour's  grace 
Shall  ever  see  that  dreadful  place. 

6  O  !  let  me  then  at  once  apply, 
To  him  who  did  for  sinners  die  ; 
And  this  shall  be  my  great  reward, — 
To  dwell  for  ever  with  the  Lord. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Where  would  you  be  if  God  should  say  you 
should  not  live  another  day  ?  1  should  die  and  be 
in  eternity. 

2  Is  your  body  of  little  worth  ?     Why  ?     Of 

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what  were  you  made  ?     To  what  will  your  body 
return  at  death  ? 

3  Can  you  tell  to  what  place  your  living-  soul 
would  go  ?  Did  ever  any  one  come  back  to  tell 
the  joys  of  heaven  or  pains  of  hell  ? 

4  Don't  you  think  heaven  must  be  a  world  of 
bliss  ?  Why  ?  Who  stand  around  his  throne  and 
adore  ?  Do  saints  ever  sin  in  heaven  ?  Do  they 
ever  suffer  in  heaven  ? 

5  What  kind  of  a  state  is  hell  ?  Who  will  go 
there  ?  Will  any  g-o  there  who  seek  the  Saviour's 
grace  ? 

6  To  whom  should  you  at  once  apply  ?  What 
will  be  your  great  reward  ? 


34  On  the  Soul. 

1  Though  I  am  young,  1  have  a  soul 

The  world  can  never  buy  ; 
And  while  eternal  ages  roll, 
It  will  not,  cannot  die. 

2  For  it  must  soar  to  worlds  on  high, 

Where  happy  spirits  dwell  ; 
Or  buried  with  the  wicked  lie, 
Deep  in  the  grave  of  hell. 

3  The  soul  by  blackening  sin  defil'd, 

Can  never  enter  heav'n, 

Till  God  and  it  be  reconciPd, 

And  all  its  sin  forgiv'n. 

4  Till  it  be  pure  from  all  it's  stains, 

In  perfect  righteousness  ; 
Cleans'd  by  the  Saviour's  dying  pains: 
Renew'd  by  sov'reign  grace. 


.}  Pardon  it,  cleanse  it,  God  of  peace  ! 
And  let  it  holy  be  ; 
Array'd  in  thine  own  holiness, 
And  meet  to  dwell  with  thee. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  Children,  what  have  you  that  the  world  can 
never  buy  ?     Will  it  ever  die  ? 

2  Where  will  your  soul  go  ? 

3  What  can  never  enter  heaven  ?  To  whom 
must  it  be  reconciled  ?     What  must  be  forgiven  ? 

4  From  what  must  the  soul  be  made  pure?  In 
what  must  it  be  made  perfect  ?  By  what  must  it 
be  cleansed  ?  Where  did  Christ  suffer  those  dy- 
ing- pains  ?  On  the  a*oss.  By  what  must  the  soul 
be  renewed  ? 

5  What  do  you  ask  God  to  do  for  your  soul  ? 
In  what  to  array  or  dress  it  ?  For  what  to  be 
made  fit  ? 


The  Little  Pilgrim.  44 

May  I  a  little  pilgrim  be, 
Resolv'd  alone  to  follow  thee  ; 
Thou  Lamb  of  God  !  who  now  art  gone 
Up  to  thy  everlasting  throne. 

Let  me  my  heart  to  thee  resign, 
Thine  only  be,  and  be  thou  mine  : 
The  world  I  leave  and  foolish  play, 
To  happiness  to  find  the  way. 

My  life  shall  be  employ' d  to  bless 
The  Lord,  who  is  my  righteousness  ; 
My  pleasure,  only  to  pursue 
His  will,  and  his  example  view. 


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4  So  long  I'll  pray  below  to  live, 
'Till  I  his  pardoning  grace  receive  ; 
Then  I  when  Jesus  calls,  shall  die, 
And  to  his  blissful  presence  fly. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  pray  to  God  that  you  may  be  ? 
What  do  you  mean  by  a  pilgrim  ?  One  that  tra- 
vels to  heaven  from  this  world.  What  should  you 
resolve  ?  To  follow  Christ.  What  is  Christ  here 
called  ?     Where  is  the  Lamb  of  God  now  gone  ? 

2  What  do  you  pray  you  may  resign  ?  What 
should  you  leave  ?  If  3-011  leave  the  world  and 
foolish  play,  what  will  you  find  ?  The  way  to 
happiness. 

3  How  will  you  employ  your  lips  ?  To  bless  the 
Lord.  What  is  the  Lord  to  you  ?  What  should 
be  your  pleasure  ?  To  do  his  will  and  follow  hit 
example. 

4  How  long  do  you  pray  to  live  below  ?  When 
Jesus  calls  what  will  you  do  ?  J  shall  die.  To 
what  will  your  soul  fly  ?   To  his  blissful  presence. 


45  On  Time. 

Mortal,  beware,  improve  the  present  hour  ; 
The  last  is  gone  ;  the  next  beyond  thy  pow'r  : 
Thy  time,  e'en  while  advancing,  glides  away  ; 
Mortal,  be  wise,  nor  risk  an  hour's  delay. 

ANALYSIS. 

Who  is  here  told  to  beware  ?  What  to  im- 
prove ?  What  hour  is  gone  ?  Where  is  the  next 
hour?  What  glides  away  while  advancing?  What 
should  a  mortal  be  ?     What  should  he  not  risk  ? 


HYMNS  FOR  THE  LORD'S  DAY, 

AND  ON  THE  WORTH  OF  THE  SCRIPTURES. 


Lord's  day  Morning.     (CM.)        46 

1  This  is  the  day,  when  Christ  arose 

So  early  from  the  dead  ; 
Why  should  I  keep  my  eyelids  closed, 
And  waste  my  hours  in  bed  ? 

2  This  is  the  day,  when  Jesus  broke 

The  powers  of  death  and  hell  ; 
And  shall  I  still  wear  Satan's  yoke, 
And  love  my  sins  so  well  ? 

3  To-day  with  pleasure  Christians  meet, 

To  pray,  and  read  thy  word  ; 
And  I  would  go  with  cheerful  feet, 
To  learn  thy  will,  O  Lord. 

4  I'll  leave  my  sport  to  read  and  pray, 

And  so  prepare  for  heaven  ; 

0  !  may  I  love  this  blessed  day, 
The  best  of  all  the  seven. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  great  eveut  happened  on.  this  day  ?  Is 
it  right  to  waste  the  hours  of  the  Sabbath  in  bed  ? 

2  What  powers  did  Jesus  break  on  this  day  ? 
How  did  Jesus  break  the  powers  of  death  and 
hell  ?  By  dying  and  rising  frGm  the  dead. 
Should  you  then  still  wear  Satan's  yoke  ?  What 
fs  the  meaning-  of  wearing-  Satan's  yoke  ?     Being 


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the  slave  or  servant  of  the  Devil.  What  do  the 
servants  of  the  Devil  love  ?  Their  sins.  What 
are  the  wages  of  sin  ?    Death. 

3  Who  meet  with  pleasure  to-day  ?  For  what 
do  Christians  meet  ?  How  should  you  also  go? 
Whose  will  to  learn  ? 

4  What  will  you  leave?  For  what  will  you 
leave  your  sport  ?  When  you  read  and  pray,  for 
what  will  you  prepare  ?  What  day  should  you 
love  the  best  of  all  the  seven  ? 


47         Sabbath  Morning.     (L.M.) 

1  I  love  the  Sabbath  morn  to  come, 
For  then  I  rise  and  quit  my  home  ; 
Hasten  to  school  with  cheerful  air, 
To  meet  my  dearest  Teacher  there. 

2  There  I'm  instructed  how  to  pray, 
That  God  would  bless  me  day  by  day  ; 
Safely  protect,  and  guide  me  still, 
And  help  me  to  obey  his  will. 

3  'Tis  there  I  sing  a  Saviour's  love, 

That  brought  him  from  his  throne  above  ; 
Caused  him  to  suffer,  bleed,  and  die, 
For  sinful  creatures,  such  as  I. 

4  From  the  instructions  I  obtain, 
May  I  a  lasting  blessing  gain  : 
In  early  life  seek  Jesus'  face, 

And  gain  the  blessings  of  his  grace. 

5  If  this  my  happy  portion  be, 

To  give  myself,  O  Lord,  to  thee  ; 
Till  life's  decline  I'll  bless  thy  name, 
That  ever  to  this  School  I  came. 


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ANALYSIS. 

1  W  hy  do  you  lore  the  Sabbath  mom  ?  Where 
do  you  hasten  with  cheerful  air  ?  Whom  do  you 
meet  in  Sabbath  School  ? 

2  What  are  you  taught  ?  What  do  you  pray 
God  to  do  for  you  day  by  day  ?  What  more  ?  In 
what  to  help  you  ?     To  obey  his  will. 

S  What  do  you  sing  on  Sabbath  ?  A  Saviour's 
love.  Whence  did  a  Saviour's  love  bring  him  ? 
What  did  a  Saviour's  love  lead  him  to  do  ?  For 
whom  did  a  Saviour  bleed  and  die  ? 

4  What  do  you  pray  to  gain  by  the  instruction 
you  receive  ?  What  should  you  seek  in  early- 
life  ?  If  you  seek  Jesus'  face  in  early  life,  what 
will  you  gain  ? 

5  If  you  should  have  the  happy  portion  of  God's 
children,  what  should  you  bless  ?  God's  holy 
name.     For  what  should  you  bless  God  ? 


For  Sunday  Morning.     (L.M.)         48 

1  This  day  belongs  to  God  alone  ; 
He  chooses  Sunday  for  his  own  ; 
And  we  must  neither  work  nor  play, 
Because  it  is  the  Sabbath  day. 

2  }Tis  well  to  have  one  day  in  seven* 
That  we  may  learn  the  way  to  heaven, 
Or  else  we  n^ver  should  have  thought 
About  religion,  as  we  ought. 

3  Then  let  us  spend  it  as  we  should, 
In  serving  God,  and  growing  good  ; 
And  not  forget  when  Sunday's  gone, 
What  texts  the  sermons  were  upon. 

4  We  ought  to-day y  to  learn  and  seek 
What  we  may  think  of  all  the  week, 


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And  be  the  better  every  day, 

For  what  we've  heard  the  preacher  say. 

5  And  ev'ry  Sabbath  should  be  past, 
As  if  we  knew  it  were  our  last ; 
For  what  would  dying  people  give, 
To  have  one  Sabbath  more  to  live  ! 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  day  belongs  to  God  alone  ?  What  day 
does  God  choose  for  his  own  ?  What  must  we  not 
do  on  that  day?     Why? 

2  Is  it  well  to  have  one  day  in  seven  ?  Why  ? 
Would  we  think  of  religion  if  we  had  no  Sabbath 
day  ? 

3  How  should  we  spend  the  Sabbath  day? 
What  should  we  not  forget  when  Sunday's  gone  ? 

4  What  ought  we  to  learn  and  seek  on  the  Sab- 
bath day  ?  Of  what  should  we  be  the  better 
every  day  ? 

5  How  should  every  Sabbath  be  past  ?  What 
would  dying  people  sometimes  wish  to  have  ? 


49  Sabbath  Evening.     (L.M.) 

1  My  days  on  earth  how  swift  they  run  ! 
Another  Sabbath's  nearly  gone  ; 
And  who  can  tell,  but  this  may  be 
The  only  Sabbath  I  shall  see  ? 

2  Perhaps  e'er  long  Death's  fatal  dart, 
With  certain  aim,  may  strike  my  heart, 
And  hurry  me  from  all  below, 

To  heavenly  bliss,— or  endless  woe  ! 

3  Since  I  am  not  too  young  to  die, 
I  would  at  once  to  Jesus  fly ; 


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His  precious  blood  for  sinners  spilt, 
Can  wash  away  the  foulest  guilt. 

4  I  would  his  word  of  truth  believe, 
That  little  children  he'll  receive; 
Their  feeble  prayer  will  not  disdain, 
Nor  shall  they  seek  his  face  in  vain. 

5  On  this  dear  friend  may  I  rely, 
Then  should  I  soon  be  call'd  to  die  ; 
I  need  not  fear,  for  Death  would  be 
A  welcome  messenger  to  me. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  run  swift  ?  What  is  nearly  gone  ? 
Can  you  tell  whether  this  may  not  be  the  last  Sab- 
bath you  may  see  ?     JVb — no  one  can  tell. 

2  What  may  e'er  long  pierce  your  heart  ? 
What  is  meant  by  Death's  fatal  dart  ?  The  dis- 
ease of  which  I  may  die.  Why  do  you  say  pierce 
my  heart  ?  Because  the  heart  is  the  place  where 
life  is.  From  what  will  Death  hurry  you  ?  Where 
will  you  then  go  ?  What  is  meant  by  heavenly 
bliss  ?  To  be  happy  for  ever  in  heaven.  What 
is  meant  by  endless  woe  ?  To  be  miserable/or  ever 
in  hell. 

3  Are  you  too  young  to  die  ?  To  whom  then 
should  you  fly  ?  For  whom  did  Jesus  shed  his 
blood  ?     What  can  the  blood  of  Jesus  wash  away  ? 

4  What  should  you  believe  ?  What  does  his 
word  of  truth  say  ?  What  will  Jesus  not  disdain  ? 
What  will  not  little  children  seek  in  vain  ? 

5  On  whom  will  you  rely  ?  If  you  relv  or 
trust  in  Jesus,  need  you  be  afraid  to  die  ?  What 
would  Death  be  to  you?  What  is  a  messenger? 
One  who  carries  an  errand.  What  does  wel- 
come mean  ?  When  a  message  is  received  with 
gladness.     Whose  messenger  is  Death  ?     God's. 


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messenger.  To  whom  is  Death  a  welcome  mes- 
senger ?  To  good  people — to  good  children.  And 
to  whom  is  Death  an  unwelcome  messenger  ? 


50  Sabbath  Evening. 

1  Heavenly  Father  !  grant  thy  blessing 

On  the  instructions  of  this  day  ; 
That  our  hearts,  thy  fear  possessing, 
May  from  sin  be  turn'd  away. 

2  We  are  told  thy  power  can  reach  us, 

Whatsoever  place  we're  in  ; 
And  the  Holy  Scriptures  teach  us, 
Thou  wilt  surely  punish  sin. 

3  We  have  wander'd,  O  forgive  us ! 

We  have  wish'd  from  truth  to  rove  ; 
Turn,  O  !  turn  us,  and  receive  us, 
And  incline  us  truth  to  love. 

4  We  have  learn'd,  that  Christ  the  Saviour 

Liv'd,  to  teach  us  what  is  good  ; 
Died  to  gain  for  us  thy  favour, 
And  redeem  us  by  his  blood. 

5  For  his  sake,  O  God  forgive  us  ! 

Guide  us  to  that  happy  home, 
Where  this  Saviour  will  receive  us, 
And  where  sin  can  never  come. 

ANALYSI9. 

1  On  what  do  you  ask  your  Heavenly  Father 
to  grant  his  blessing  ?  From  what  do  you  pray 
that  your  hearts  may  be  turned  ? 

2  Where  are  you  told  God's  power  can  reach 
you  ?    What  do  the  Holy  Scriptures  teach  you  ? 


3  Have  you  wandered  from  God  ?  From  what 
have  you  wished  to  rove  ?  What  do  you  ask  God 
to  do  for  you  ?  What  more  ?  To  what  do  you  ask 
him  to  incline  you  ?     To  love  truth  or  his  laws. 

4  What  did  the  Saviour  live  to  do  ?  What  did 
he  die  to  gain  for  you  ?    By  what  to  redeem  you  ? 

5  For  whose  sake  do  you  ask  God  to  forgive 
you  ?  For  Christ's  sake.  To  what  place  do  you 
ask  God  to  guide  you  ?  If  you  should  be  so  hap- 
py as  to  go  to  heaven,  who  will  receive  you  ? 
What  can  never  come  there  ? 


Worth  of  the  Scriptures.  51 

1  Holy  Bible  !    Book  divine  ! 
Precious  treasure,  thou  art  mine  ; 
Mine  to  tell  me  whence  I  eame  ; 
Mine  to  teach  me  what  I  am. 

2  Mine  to  chide  me  when  I  rove, 
Mine  to  show  a  Saviour's  love, 
Mine  art  thou  to  guide  my  feet, 
Mine  to  judge,  condemn,  acquit. 

3  Mine  to  comfort  in  distress, 
If  the  Holy  Spirit  bless  ; 
Mine  to  show  by  living  faith, 
Man  can  triumph  over  death. 

4  Mine  to  tell  of  joys  to  come, 
And  the  rebel  sinner's  doom  : 
O  !  thou  precious  Book  divine, 
Precious  treasure,  thou  art  mine  ! 

ANALYSIS. 

I  What  is  the  Bible  ?  What  book  is  it  called  ? 
What  does   Divine  signify?     Proceeding  from 


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Ood.  What  else  is  it  called  ?  What  is  a  trea- 
sure ?  Something  of  great  value.  What  does  the 
Bible  tell  you  ?     What  does  it  teach  me  ? 

2  When  does  it  chide  you  ?  Whose  love  does 
it  show  you  ?  What  does  it  guide  ?  Will  you  be 
judged  by  the  Bible  at  last  ?  What  does  judge 
signify  ?  To  decide  my  doom.  When  judged  what 
will  it  do  ?  Either  condemn  or  acquit  me.  What 
does  condemn  mean  ?  To  pass  sentence  of  punish- 
ment. What  does  acquit  mean  ?  To  deliver  from 
punishment. 

3  When  does  it  comfort  you  ?  Who  must  bless 
it  before  it  can  comfort  in  distress  ?  What  does 
it  show  you  ?     By  what  ? 

4  Of  what  joys  does  it  tell  ?  Of  whose  doom  ? 
Should  you  not  be  thankful  for  the  precious  trea- 
sure God  has  given  you  in  the  Bible  ? 


52  The  Bible. 

1  Tis  a  precious  Book  indeed, 
Happy  the  child  who  learns  to  read 

In  God's  own  word,  which  he  has  giv'n. 
To  show  our  s6uls  the  way  to  heav'n. 

2  It  tells  us,  how  the  world  was  made. 
And  how  good  men  the  Lord  obey'd  ; 
There  his  commands  are  written  too, 
To  teach  us  what  we  ought  to  do. 

3  It  bids  us  from  all  sin  to  fly, 
Because  our  souls  can  never  die  ; 

It  points  to  heaven  where  angels  dwell, 
And  warns  us  to  escape  from  hell. 

4  But  what  is  more  than  all  beside, 
The  Bible  tells  us  Jesus  died  : 


This  is  its  best,  its  chief  intent, 
To  lead  poor  sinners  to  repent. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  is  a  precious  book  ?  Who  is  happy  ? 
Whose  word  is  the  Bible  ?  Why  has  God  given 
us  the  Bible? 

2  What  does  the  Bible  tell  us  ?  Where  are 
God's  commandments  written  ?  What  do  the 
commandments  teach  us  ? 

3  From  what  does  the  Bible  tell  us  to  fly  ? 
Why  ?  To  what  does  it  point  ?  Who  dwell  in 
heaven  ?     What  does  it  warn  us  to  escape  from  ? 

4  What  is  the  most  important  thing  the  Bible 
tells  us  ?  What  is  the  chief  intent  of  the  Bible  ? 
What  is  it  to  repent  ?     To  hate  and  forsake  sin. 


The  Bible.  53 

What  Book  ought  1  to  love  the  best, 
And  on  its  truth  securely  rest  ? 

The  Bible. 

What  tells  me  of  my  fallen  state, 
And  how  God  can  me  new  create  ? 
The  Bible. 

What  points  me  to  the  Lamb  of  God> 
To  trust  in  his  atoning  blood  ? 

The  Bible. 

What  warns  me  to  abstain  from  sin, 
And  tends  to  make  me  pure  within  ? 
The  Bible. 

What  teaches  to  relieve  the  poor, 
And  med'cine  for  the  sick  procure  ? 
The  Bible. 
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What  teaches  me  to  love  my  foe, 
And  acts  of  kindness  to  him  show  ? 
The  Bible. 

What  tells  me  of  that  state  of  bliss, 
Where  1  shall  never  do  amiss  ? 

The  Bible. 

What  can  support  my  drooping  head, 
When  1  am  laid  on  my  death-bed  ? 
The  Bible. 


54  The  Bible. 

1  Let  avarice  from  shore  to  shore, 

Her  fav'rite  God  pursue  ; 
Thy  word,  O  Lord  !  we  value  more 
Than  India,  or  Peru. 

2  Her  mines  of  knowledge,  love,  and  joy, 

Are  open'd  to  our  sight ; 

The  purest  gold,  without  alloy, 

And  gems  divinely  bright. 

3  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace, 

These  sacred  leaves  unfold  ; 
And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face, 
Our  raptur'd  eyes  behold. 

4  Here  light  descending  from  above, 

Directs  our  doubtful  feet : 
Here  promises  of  heavenly  love, 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

5  Our  num'rous  griefs  are  here  redrest, 

And  all  our  wants  supplied  : 
Nought  we  can  ask  to  make  us  blest, 
Is  in  this  Book  denied. 


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For  these  inestimable  gains, 
That  so  enrich  the  mind  ; — 

0  !  may  we  search  with  eager  pains, 
Assur'd  that  we  shall  find. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  does  avarice  mean  i  The  love  of  money. 
What  God  does  the  covetous  man  worship  or  pur- 
sue ?  Gold — the  riches  of  this  world.  What  com- 
mandment do  covetous  people  break  ?  What  com- 
mandment do  those  break  who  make  gold  their 
God  ?  Where  are  the  richest  mines  of  gold  and 
silver  and  precious  stones  ?  In  India  and  Peru. 
What  should  you  value  more  than  all  these  mines  ? 

2  What  mines  are  opened  to  our  sight  in  the 
Bible  ?  What  are  the  mines  of  knowledge,  love, 
and  joy  compared  to?  To  purest  gold  without  al- 
loy, and  gems  divinely  bright. 

3  What  do  the  leaves  of  the  Bible  unfold  ? 
What  is  redeeming  grace  ?     The  grace  that  saves 

from  hell.     Whose  lovely  face  do  our  raptured 
eyes  behold  in  the  Bible  ? 

4  What  descends  from  above  in  the  Bible  ? 
What  does  that  light  direct  ?  What  do  you  mean 
by  doubtful  feet  ?  Uncertainty  of  the  right  road. 
What  meet  our  ardent  wishes  ? 

5  What  are  here  redressed  or  removed  ?  What 
are  supplied  ?  Is  any  thing  denied  us  in  this  book  ? 

6  For  what  should  we  search  with  eager  pains  ? 
These  inestimable  gains.  What  do  these  gains 
enrich  ?  If  we  search  with  eager  pains,  of  what 
may  we  be  assured  ? 


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MISCELLANEOUS. 


55         hove  and  duty  to  Parents. 

1  My  Father,  my  Mother,  I  know 

I  cannot  your  kindness  repay  ; 
But  1  hope,  that,  as  older  I  grow, 
I  shall  learn  your  commands  to  obey. 

2  You  lov'd  me,  before  I  could  tell 

Who  it  was,  that  so  tenderly  smiFd  ; 
But  now  that  I  know  it  so  well, 
/  should  be  a  dutiful  child, 

3  I  am  sorry  that  ever  I  could 

Be  wicked,  and  give  you  a  pain ; 
I  hope  I  shall  learn  to  be  good, 
And  so  never  grieve  you  again. 

4  But,  for  fear,  that  I  ever  should  dare 

From  all  your  commands  to  depart, 
Whenever  I  utter  a  prayer, 
I'll  ask  for  a  dutiful  heart. 


56  Against  Lying. 

1  O  !  'tis  a  lovely  thing  for  youth, 
To  walk  betimes  in  wisdom's  way  ; 
To  fear  a  lie,  to  speak  the  truth, 
That  we  may  trust  to  all  they  say. 

2  But  liars  we  can  never  trust, 

Tho'  they  should  speak  the  thing  that's  true ; 


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And  he  that  does  one  fault  at  first, 
And  lies  to  hide  it,  makes  it  two. 

3  Have  we  not  known,  nor  heard,  nor  read, 
How  God  abhors  deceit  and  wrong  ; 
How  Ananias  was  struck  dead, 
Caught  with  a  lie  upon  his  tongue  ? 

4  So  did  his  wife  Sapphira  die, 
When  she  came  in,  and  grew  so  bold, 
As  to  confirm  that  wicked  lie, 
Which  just  before  her  husband  told. 

5  The  Lord  delights  in  them,  who  speak 
The  words  of  truth  ;  but  every  liar 
Must  have  his  portion  in  the  lake, 
Which  burns  with  brimstone  and  with  fire. 

6  Then  let  me  always  watch  my  lips, 
Lest  I  be  struck  to  death  and  hell ; 
Since  God  a  book  of  reck'ning  keeps 
For  every  lie,  that  children  tell. 

ANALYSTS. 

1  What  is  lovely  in  youth  ?  What  should  you 
fear  ?  What  should  you  speak  ?  What  will  we 
then  trust  ? 

2  Whom  can  we  never  trust  ?  Can  we  not  trust 
them  when  they  speak  the  truth  ?  Why  ?  Be- 
cause we  don't  know  when  they  are  telling  truth  or 
lies.  How  many  faults  does  he  commit  that  does 
a  fault  and  then  lies  to  hide  it  ? 

3  What  have  you  read,  or  heard  in  the  Bihle 
God  abhors  ?  What  is  deceit  ?  Making  believe 
what  is  not  true.  What  does  wrong- mean  ?  That 
which  we  ought  not  to  do.  Who  was  struck  dead  ? 
Why  was  he  struck  dead  ? 

4  What  happened  to  his  wife  ?  What  did  she 
do> 


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5  la  whom  does  the  Lord  delight  ?  What  is 
the  portion  of  every  liar  ? 

6  What  should  you  always  watch?  Why  should 
you  watch  your  lips?  What  docs  God  keep? 
What  does  God  set  down  in  that  book  of  reckon- 
ing ? 


57  Praise  for  Christian  Birth. 

1  I  thank  the  goodness  and  the  grace, 

Which  on  my  birth  have  smil'd, 
And  made  me  in  these  Christian  days, 
A  highly  favour'd  child. 

2  I  was  not  born  as  thousands  are, 

Where  God  was  never  known, 
And  taught  to  pray  a  useless  prayer 
To  blocks  of  wood  or  stone. 

3  I  was  not  born  a  little  slave, 

To  labour  in  the  sun, 
And  wish  that  I  were  in  my  grave, 
And  all  my  labour  done. 

4  I  was  not  born  without  a  home, 

Or  in  a  broken  shed  ; 
A  gipsy  baby,  taught  to  roam 
And  steal  my  daily  bread. 

5  My  God  !  I  thank  thee,  who  hast  pjann'd 

A  better  lot  for  me  ; 
And  plac'd  me  in  this  happy  land, 
|  And  where  1  hear  of  thee. 

ANALYSIS. 

1  What  do  you  thank  ?  Whose  goodness  and 
grace  do  you  thank  ?  Upon  what  have  they 
smiled  ?     What  has  God's  goodness  and  grace 


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made  you  ?  In  what  days  do  you  live  ?  What 
do  you  mean  by  Christian  days  ?  Days  when  peo- 
ple believe  in  Jesus  Christ. 

2  Where  were  you  not  born  ?  Are  there  many 
born  where  God  was  never  known  ?  Yes,  thou- 
sands. To  what  were  you  not  taught  to  pray  ? 
What  would  such  prayer  be  ?  What  are  those 
people  called  that  worship  images  or  blocks  of 
wood  and  stone  ?  Heathen.  What  command- 
ment forbids  worshipping  images? 

3  What  was  you  not  born  ?  Where  do  slaves 
labour  ?  What  do  they  sometimes  wish  ?  Why 
do  they  wish  that  they  were  in  their  graves  ?  Be- 
cause all  their  labour  would  then  be  done.  What 
are  slaves  ?  Black  people  who  belong  to  white 
men,  and  are  bought  and  sold  like  cattle. 

4  What  were  you  not  born  without  ?  Where 
are  some  born  ?  What  baby  were  you  not  born  ? 
What  are  gipsys  ?  Wandering  people,  who  have 
no  steady  home.  Do  not  such  people  steal  some- 
times ?  Yes.  What  should  you  be  thankful  for  ? 
That  I  was  not  taught  to  roam  and  steal  my  daily 
bread. 

5  For  what  do  you  thank  God  a  Where  has 
your  better  lot  been  cast  ?  Of  who...  do  you  hear 
in  this  happy  land  ?     Of  God. 


The  Orphan's  B-jmn.  58 

When  my  father  and  mother  forsake  me,  the  Lord  will 
take  me  up. — Psalm  xxvii.  10. 

Whither  but  to  thee,  O  Lord  ! 

Shall  a  little  Orphan  go  ? 
Thou  alone  canst  speak  the  word 

That  shall  dry  my  tears  of  woe. 

Father ! — may  my  lips  once  more 
Whisper  that  beloved  name  ? 


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Helpless,  guilty,  friendless,  poor, 
Let  me  thy  protection  claim. 

O,  my  Father  !  may  I  tell 
^  AW  my  wants  and  woes  to  thee  ? 
Every  want  thou  knowest  well, 
Every  woe  thine  eye  can  see. 

'Twas  thy  hand  that  took  away, 

Father,  mother,  to  the  tomb  ; 
Him — that  was  my  infant  stay  ; 

Her — that  lov'd  me  from  the  womb. 
Yet  I  bless  thee  ;  for  I  know 

Thou  hast  wounded  me  in  love  ; 
Wean'd  my  heart  from  things  below, 

That  it  might  aspire  above. 

Here  I  tarry  for  awhile  ; 

Saviour  !  keep  me  near  thy  side  : 
Cheer  my  journey  with  thy  smile  ; 

Be  my  Father,  Friend,  and  Guide. 


59  On  Providence. 

Lord,  are  the  ravens  daily  fed  by  thee  ? 
And  wilt  thou  clothe  the  lilies,  and  not  me  ? 
Begone  distrust!  I  shall  have  clothes  and  bread 
While  lilies  flourish,  and  while  birds  are  fed. 

ANALYSIS. 

Who  feeds  the  ravens?  What  are  ravens? 
Who  clothes  the  lilies  ?  What  are  lilies  ?  Will 
not  that  God,who  feeds  the  ravens  and  clothes  the 
hhes,  feed  and  clothe  you  ?  What  should  you  bid 
be  gone  ?  What  is  distrust  ?  Doubting  God's  care. 
How  long  will  you  have  clothes  and  bread  ? 


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Christian  Forgiveness.  60 

"  I  will  be  even  with  my  bitterest 'foe," 
Revenge  exclaims,  and  then  returns  the  blow: 
"  I'll  be  superior" — Should  the  Christian  say, 
And  kind  forgiveness  readily  display. 

ANALYSIS. 

What  does  revenge  exclaim  ?  What  does  re- 
venge then  do  ?  What  is  revenge  ?  Returning 
evil  for  evil.  Who  should  be 
should  the  Christian  readily  display  ? 


My  Teacher.  61 

Who  comes  to  Infant  School  each  day, 
T'  instruct  me  how  to  read  and  pray, 
And  hear  me  all  my  lessons  say  ? 

My  Teacher. 
Who  leads  me  to  the  house  of  pray'r, 
To  join  in  holy  worship  there, 
And  God's  pure  word  explain'd  to  hear  ? 

My  Teacher. 
Who  read  the  Bible  first  to  me, 
And  bid  me  there,  observant,  see 
God's  love  to  man,  and  mercy  free  ? 

My  Teacher. 
Who  spreads  thro'  school  the  gospel  light, 
Inculcates  principles  of  right, 
And  bids  us  keep  the  truth  in  sight  ? 

My  Teacher. 
Who  tells  me  God  will  love  and  bless, 
And  all  men  honour  and  caress, 
The  child  that  loveth  righteousness  ? 

My  Teacher. 


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And  who  devotes  such  labour  free, 
To  train  a  little  child  like  me 
For  time  and  for  eternity  ? 

My  Teacher. 
And  can  I  e'er  forget  thy  care, 
Or  cease,  ungrateful,  to  declare 
The  debt  I  owe — the  love  I  bear 

My  Teacher. 
No,  I  will  diligently  strive, 
In  Christian  excellence  to  thrive, 
To  Christ  alone  I'll  look  and  live, 

My  Teacher. 
And  when  I  leave  the  school  and  home, 
Through  the  wide  world  abroad  to  roam, 
To  earn  my  bread,  in  days  to  come, 

My4Teacher, 
Still,  dearest  Teacher,  think  and  pray 
Of  your  poor  child,  though  far  away, 
That  God  may  be  my  guide  and  stay, 

My  Teacher. 
Still  to  my  God  I'll  offer  praise, 
Who  gave  me,  in  my  infant  days, 
So  good  a  friend  to  guide  my  ways, 

My  Teacher. 
And  never  will  I  love  thee  less, 
While  mem'ry  lives, — but  always  bless 
Thy  care  and  constant  tenderness 

To  me,  My  Teacher. 


62  Questions  for  Christmas -day. 

Why  did  Christ  my  Lord  appear  ? 
Why  to  sinners  thus  draw  near  ? 


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Why  his  glories  veiling  thus  ? 
Was  it  not  in  love  to  us  ? 
Oh !  what  matchless  grace  to  deign, 
Thus  to  stoop  my  heart  to  gain  1 
Thus  to  live,  and  love,  and  die! 
Oh  !  my  blessed  Jesus,  why  ? 

While  I  sing  my  Saviour's  birth, — 
(Heaven  rejoice  and  triumph  earth  !) 
I  will  love  and  serve  him  more, 
And  his  grace  to  me  adore  ! 
Like  the  shepherds  on  the  plain, 
Listen  to  the  heav'nly  strain  : 
Glory  be  to  God  again, 
Peace  on  earth — good-will  to  men ! 


A  New-Year's  Thought  and  Prayer.  63 

See  another  year  is  come  ! 
Ah  how  years  and  moments  fly  ! 
Swift  they  bear  us  to  our  home, 
Swift  our  closing  year  draws  nigh  ! 
What  is  life  ?     A  passing  shade, 
Quickly  gliding  o'er  the  plain  : 
Fading  as  the  new-mown  blade, — 
Short  our  years,  and  full  of  pain. 

How  can  I  this  year  improve  ? 
How  each  moment  wisely  spend  ? 
So  that  conscience  shall  approve, 
When  my  days  and  years  shall  end  ? 
Let  me  to  the  Saviour  flee, — 
Then  life's  greatest  work  is  done  : 
All  shall  work  for  good  to  me, 
If  this  heavenly  prize  be  won  ! 


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Listen,  Saviour,  to  my  prayer, 
Make  this  year  a  year  of  grace  : 
Let  me  all  thy  favour  share, 
Guide  my  steps  in  wisdom's  ways  : 
Happy,  then,  throughout  the  year, 
Life  or  Death  shall  equal  be  ; 
While  I  live,  'tis  in  thy  fear, 
When  1  die,  I  die  in  Thee. 


64  Doxologies. 


L.  M. 


To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One  ; 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 


C.  M. 


Now  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit,  be  ador'd  ; 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 

Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 


S.  M. 


Give  to  the  Father  praise, 
Give  glory  to  the  Son  ; 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace, 
Be  equal  honour  done. 


MORAL  SONGS. 


Tune — "  Home." 

The  Infant  School.  1 

Though  our  home  is  so  sweet  and  our  parents 
so  dear, 
There's  a  place  from  whose  doors  we  wish 
not  to  rove ; 
WhereTeachers  affectionate,kind,and  sincere, 
Awaken  our  feelings  to  goodness  and  love. 
School !  Sweet  Infant  School, 
There's  no  place  like  School,  there's  no  place 
like  School. 

If  at  home  we  should  wish  entirely  to  stay, 
Our  parents  so  dear  could  not  work  for  our 
food  ; 
And  if  in  the  streets  with  bad  boys  we  should 
P^y, 
We  never  could  learn  to  be  happy  and  good. 
School  !  &c.  &c. 

Then  while  our  dear  parents  are  tender  and 
kind, 
And  our  Teachers  still  point  us  to  wisdom's 
abode  ; 
Our  home  and  our  school  round  our  hearts 
closely  twin'd, 
Shall  point  us  to  virtue,  and  lead  us  to  God. 
School !  &c.  &c. 
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2  The  Dog. 

I'll  never  hurt  a  little  dog, 
But  stroke  and  pat  its  head  ; 

I  like  to  see  it  wag  its  tail, 
I  like  to  see  it  fed. 

Poor  little  dogs  are  very  good, 

And  very  useful  too  ; 
For  do  you  know  that  they  will  mind, 

What  they  are  bid  to  do. 

Then  I  will  never  beat  my  dog, 

Nor  ever  give  him  pain  ; 
Poor  fellow  !  I  will  give  him  food, 

And  he'll  love  me  again. 


3      The  Pleasure  of  attending  School  clean 
and  neat. 

'Tis  pleasant  to  come  to  School  happy  and 
good, 
'Tis  pleasant  to  come  neat  and  clean  ; 
'Tis  pleasant   to  know  all  the  lessons  I'm 
taught, 
And  tell  mother  at  home  what  they  mean. 

How  sorry  I  am  when  we  stand  up  to  sing, 
If  dirty  my  hands  and  my  face  ; 

For  then  I'm  remov'd  far  away  from  the  rest, 
And  must  not  stand  up  in  my  place. 

Then  I'll  beg  my  dear  mother  to  make  me 
quite  neat, 

And  wash  me,  and  comb  me  each  day  ; 
For  then  I  can  learn  all  my  lessons  at  school, 

And  then  I  may  happily  play. 


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Good  Resolution.  4 

When  my  father  comes  home  in  the  evening 
from  work, 

Then  I  will  get  up  on  his  knee, 
And  tell  him  how  many  nice  lessons  I  learn, 

And  show  him  how  good  I  can  be. 

He  shall  hear  what  a  number  1  know  how  to 
count, 

And  I'll  tell  him  what  words  I  can  spell, 
And  if  I  can  learn  something  every  day, 

I  hope  soon  I  shall  read  very  well. 

I'll  say  to  him  all  the  nice  verses  I  know, 
And  tell  him  how  kind  we  must  be, 

That  we  never  must  hurt  poor  dumb  crea- 
tures at  all, 
And  he'll  kiss  me  and  listen  to  me. 

I'll  tell  him  we  always  must  try  to  please  God, 

And  never  be  cruel  or  rude  ; 
For  God  is  the  Father  of  all  living  thing3, 

And  he  cares  for  and  blesses  the  good. 


Against  throwing  Stones. 

Would  you  learn  my  little  children, 
To  be  very  good  and  kind  ; 

What  I  tell  you,  pray  remember, 
What  I  teach  you,  always  mind. 

In  your  play,  be  very  careful 
Not  to  give  another  pain  ; 

If  rude  children  tease  or  hurt  you, 
Never  do  the  same  again. 


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If  a  stone  were  thrown  against  you, 
And  should  hit  your  head  or  eye  ; 

Don't  you  know  'twould  hurt  you  sadly, 
Don't  you  think  'twould  make  you  cry  1 

Never  throw  a  stone  or  brick  then, 
Though  you  see  no  creature  near  ; 

'Tis  a  dangerous,  naughty  practice, 
Which  my  little  ones  should  fear. 

Never  do  like  those  bad  children, 

Who  are  often  in  the  street ; 
Throwing  stones  at  dogs  or  horses, 

And  at  any  thing  they  meet. 

God  will  love  the  child  that's  gentle, 
And  that  tries  to  do  no  wrong  ; 

And  you  should  be  always  careful, 
Even  though  you  are  so  young. 


6      Vegetables,  Minerals,  and  Animals. 

In  earth  the  vegetables  grow, 

Fast  rooted  in  the  soil, 
And  minerals  lie  deep  below, 

Dug  thence  with  care  and  toil. 

But  animals  have  power  of  motion, 

For  life  to  them  is  given  ; 
On  earth,  or  in  the  air  or  ocean, 

Each  kind's  preserv'd  by  Heaven. 


7  The  Cat. 

I  like  little  pussy,  her  coat  is  so  warm, 

And  if  I  don't  hurt  her  she'll  do  me  no  harm  ; 


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So  I'll  not  pull  her  tail,  nor  drive  her  away, 

But  pussy  and  I  very  gently  will  play  ; 

She  shall  sit  by  my  side,  and  I'll  give  her  some 

food, 
And  she'll  love  me  because  I  am  gentle  and 

good. 


On  Cleanliness.  8 

Do  you  cry  when  wash'd  and  not  love  to  be 

clean  ? 
And  come  to  school  dirty,  not  fit  to  be  seen  ? 
Ah !  look  at  your  fingers,  you  see  it  is  so  ; 
Did  you  ever  behold  such  a  little  black  row. 

Suppose  I  should  leave  you  now  just  as  you 

are, 
And  not  say  a  word,  about  this  affair : 
The  ladies  would  wonder,  and  say  is  it  so, 
That  these  little  fingers  should  form  a  black 

row. 

Say,  do  you  deserve  a  kind  look  from  Grand- 
ma ? 
Or  stand  by  her  knee,  and  learn  pretty  greatA? 
Ah,  no — no.     Indeed,  it  must  not  be  so, 
Until  these  black  fingers  become  a  white  row. 

For  once  you  may  look  at  each  other  in  class, 
And  count  the  clean  faces  that  each  other  has; 
But — oh  !  see  your  fingers  !  you  see  it  is  so  ; 
Did  you  ever  behold  such  a  little  black  row  ! 

Come — come  then,  I  see  you're  beginning 

to  blush  ; 
You  wont  be  so  dirty  again,  will  you  ? — hush  : 


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Oh  no  !  I  will  try  to  look  very  neat — 
So  the  ladies  will  love  me,  and  I'll  take  my 
seat. 


9     Spoken  and  Sung  at  the  first  Anniversary 

of  The  Infant  School  Society,  by  a  Child 

under  three  years. 
See  me  !  I  am  a  little  boy, 

Who  comes  to  Infant  School ; 
And  though  I  am  not  three  years  old, 

Iil  prove  I  am  no  fool. 
For  I  can  count— 1,  2,  3,  4  ;* 

Say,  1  and  2  make  3  ; 
Take  1  away,  then  2  remain, 

As  you  may  plainly  see. 
Twice  1  are  2,  twice  2  are  4, 

And  6  is  three  times  2  ; 
Twice  4  are  8,  twice  5  are  10, 

And  more  than  this  I  do. 
For  I  can  say  some  pretty  rhymes, 

About  the  Dog  and  Cat ; 
And  sing  them  very  sweetly  too, 

And  to  beat  time  I  pat. 
I  know  that  A  does  stand  for  Ape, 

For  Apple  and  for  all  ; 
That  B  does  for  a  Bottle  stand, 

A  Baker  and  a  Ball. 
C  stands  for  Cake,  and  Cooper  too, 

D  for  my  pretty  Dog  ; 
E  Eagle  is,  our  country's  arms, 

And  F,  it  stands  for  Frog. 

*  The  child  counts   his  fingers,  and  shows  by 
them  addition,  subtraction,  and  multiplication. 


1  know  of  substances  there's  two, 

Ont 
The  other  only  :ck-still. 

Nor  hears,  nor  sees,  nor  mc 

But  better  still,  I  learn  that  God 

Made  all  thb_ 
He  made  the  earth — He  made  the  sky- 

And  he  made  you  and  me. 


On  seeing  a  poor  Child  passing  the       10 
ol-room  window.    . 

There's  a  poor  child  a  going 

I  see  her  looking  in. 
She's  just  about  as  big  as  I. 
ery  thin. 

She  has  no  shoes  upon  her  feet. 

She  is  so  very  poor  : 
And  hardly  any  thing  to  eat — 

I  pity  her  I'm  sure. 

But  I  can  come  to  Infant  School, 

Have  meat,  and  bread,  and  r 
And  Teachers  I  love  me  : 

And  all  that  I 

If  I  vrere  forc'd  to  stay  from  school, 

O  dear,  what  should  I  : 
Ladies  prepar'd  a  school  for  us, 

And  you  may  come  in  too. 

Here,  little  girl,  come  back  again 

And  hold  your  ragged  hat — 
And  we  will  put  a  pennv  in — 

Go — buy  some  bread  with  that. 


PIECES  FOR  RECITATION. 


The  Treasure. 


This  Book  the  wond'rous  history  shews, 
How  the  wide  world  from  nothing  rose  ;       1 
How  from  confusion's  tenfold  night, 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  shot  forth  their  light.  2 
Here  is  revealed  creation's  plan  ; 
How  earth  received  her  tenant  man  : 
How  bright  he  rose,  how  soon  he  fell, 
And,  made  for  heaven,  was  doom'd  to  hell.  3 

Here  I  survey,  with  deepest  awe, 
Heaven's  holy,  good,  and  righteous  law  ;      4 
Compar'd  with  this,  myself  I  see 
Enthrall'd  in  guilt  and  misery.  5 

Trembling  on  dread  destruction's  brink, 
My  soul  in  dark  despair  would  sink  ;  6 

But  this  bless'd  book  my  peace  secures, 
And,  whilst  it  wounds,  it  also  cures.  7 

Far  above  men  or  angels'  thought, 
I  see  my  great  salvation  wrought : 
For  God's  own  Son  from  heav'n  came  down, 
To  purchase  my  immortal  crown.  8 

To  save  me  from  eternal  fire, 
Behold  him  on  the  cross  expire  ;  9 

1  Gen.  i.  1.  5  Gal.  hi.  10,  11. 

2  Gen.  i.  16.  6  Psal.  xl.  12,  13. 

3  Gen  ii.  8.  Psal.  viii.  5.  7  Psal.  xix.  11. 
Rom.v.12.  Psal.  ix.17.    8  John  iii.  16. 

4  Rom.  vii.  12.  9  Rev.  v.  9. 


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With  mingled  joy  and  grief  I  seef 

How  Jesus  lived  and  died  for  me  !  10 

0  let  mine  eyes  with  sorrow  flow, 
My  heart  with  thankful  wonder  glow  f 
For  sinners,  doom'd  to  endless  pain, 

My  Saviour  died  and  rose  again  !  11 

Say  ye,  whom  wit  and  mirth  engage, 
The  lover's  song, — the  hero's  page  ; 
Can  all  your  books  produce,  like  mine, 
Such  glorious  deeds,  such  love  divine  ? 
The  Bible  is  my  precious  book, 
Where  I  for  treasures  only  look  ; 
Which  early,  in  this  happy  land, 

1  learnt  to  read  and  understand. 

Ah  !  soon  th' Archangel's  trump  shall  blow, 
The  earth  shall  melt,  the  skies  shall  glow  ;   12 
Then  shall  these  leaves,  with  piercing  light, 
Open  to  men  and  angels'  sight ; 
Then  shall  the  Judge,  with  solemn  awe, 
Proclaim  the  great  eternal  law  ; 
Tried  by  this  rule,  we  then  must  go 
To  endless  bliss,  or  endless  woe.  13 

Who  would  not  then  both  search  and  prize, 
This  book  in  which  salvation  lies  ; 
Whose  pages  of  a  Saviour  tell, 
Who  leads  to  heaven,  and  saves  from  hell.  14 

Blest  book  !  with  thee,  my  guide  and  friend, 
My  days  shall  dawn  and  sweetly  end  ; 
In  life  my  hope,  in  death  my  stay, 
My  triumph  in  the  judgment  day. 

10  John  vi.  51.  13  2  Cor.  v.  10. 

11  1  Pet.  hi.  18.  Gal.  vi.  7,  8. 

12  1  Cor.  xv.  51.  14  John  v.  39. 

2  Pet.  iii.  10.  Prov.  xiii.  18. 


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2  Noah's  Ark. 

When  Noah  with  his  favour'd  few, 

Was  ordcr'd  to  embark  ; 
Eight  human  souls,  a  little  crew, 

Enter'd  on  board  the  Ark. 

Though  every  part  he  might  secure, 

With  bar  or  bolt  or  pin  ; 
To  make  the  preservation  sure, 

Jehovah  shut  him  in. 

The  waters  then  might  swell  their  tides, 
And  billows  rage  and  roar  ; 

They  could  not  stave  th'assaulted  sides, 
Nor  burst  the  batter'd  door. 

So  souls  that  do  in  Christ  believe, 

Quicken'd  by  vital  faith  ; 
Eternal  life  at  once  receive, 

And  never  shall  see  death. 

In  his  own  heart,  the  Christian  puts 
No  trust,  but  builds  his  hopes 

On  him  that  opes  and  no  man  shuts, 
That  shuts,  and  no  man  opes. 

In  Christ,  his  Ark,  he  safely  rides, 
Not  wreck'd  by  death  or  sin  ; 

How  is  it  he  so  safe  abides  ? 
The  Lord  has  shut  him  in. 


The  Widow's  Mite,  by  Mrs.  H.  More. 

Altered  for  the  Infant  School. 
When  in  the  treasury  of  the  Lord, 
The  rich  and  great,  with  one  accord, 
There  ample  bounties  threw ; 


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They  not  diminishing  their  store, 

Not  poorer  than  they  were  before, 

From  their  abundance  drew. 

A  feeble  widow,  old  and  poor. 
Would  throw  her  mite  into  the  store, 

Her  duty  to  fulfil ; 
Her  contribution  was  but  small, 
But  yet  she  gave  her  little  all, — 

The  Lord  accepts  the  will.  . 

Though  we  poor  children  have  no  wealth, 
We  bless  the  Lord  for  food  and  health, 

And  our  thank-offering  bring  ; 
For  God  accepts  the  feeble  lays, 
Of  children  singing  to  his  praise — 

"  Hosanna  to  our  King." 

The  Lord  accepts  our  gift,  though  small ; 
'Tis  but  a  mite,  but  'tis  our  all. 


On  Industry  and  Contentment.  4 

Some  think  it  a  hardship  to  work  for  their 
bread, 
Although  for  our  good  it  was  meant ; 
But  those  who  don't  work,  have  no  right  to 
be  fed, 
And  the  idle  are  never  content. 

An  honest  employment  brings  pleasure  and 
gain, 
And  makes  us  our  troubles  forget  ; 
For  those  who  work  hard,  have  no  time  to 
complain, 
And  'tis  better  to  labour  than  fret. 


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And  if  we  had  riches,  they  could  not  procure 

A  happy  and  peaceable  mind  ; 
Rich  people  have  troubles  as  well  as  the  poor, 

Although  of  a  different  kind. 

It  signifies  not  what  our  stations  have  been, 
Nor  whether  we've  little  or  great; 

For  happiness  lies  in  the  temper  within, 
And  not  in  the  outward  estate. 

We  only  need  labour  as  hard  as  we  can, 
For  all  that  our  body  may  need  ; 

Still  doing  our  duty  to  God  and  to  man, 
And  we  shall  be  happy  indeed. 


5  The  Fly. 

'Twas  God  who  made  that  little  fly, 
But  if  you  pinch  it,  it  will  die. 
My  Teacher  tells  me,  God  has  said, 
We  must  not  hurt  what  God  has  made 
For  God  is  very  kind  and  good, 
And  gives  e'en  little  flies  their  food  ; 
And  he  loves  every  little  child, 
Who  is  kind-hearted,  good  and  mild. 


On  seeing  a  Gnat  burn  itself  in  thefiame 
of  a  Candle. 
Children,  stay  ! — before  you  go, 
Listen  to  a  tale  of  woe. 
Have  you  seen  a  curious  thing 
With  long  legs  and  spreading  wing, 
Flying  in  the  cool  of  day, 
This,  and  that,  and  every  way  ? 


101 

I  do  not  mean  the  frightful  Bat ; 
But,  the  small  insect  call'd  a  Gnat, 

One  summer's  eve  as  day  was  closing, 
And  all  the  little  birds  reposing. 
In  their  snug  nests  so  small  and  warm, 
Shelter'd  from  every  sort  of  harm, 
A  foolish  Gnat,  not  half  so  wise, 
With  heedless  wing  and  blinded  eyes, 
Flew  round  and  round  the  candle's  flame, 
Regardless  of  its  power  to  pain — 
I  tried  to  snatch  it  from  its  fate, 
But  all  in  vain — it  was  too  late. 
Although  I  very  quickly  turned, 
Its  pretty  little  legs  were  burned  ; 
Its  tiny  head  and  silken  wing 
Unto  the  flaming  candle  cling. 
"  Alas  !  poor  silly  thing,"  I  said, 
"  Your  game  is  ended — you  are  dead." 

Children,  stay  ! — this  is  not  all ; 
Your  attention  now  I  call, 
To  learn  from  this  short  simple  tale 
Your  early  follies  to  bewail. 
You  would  not  burn  yourselves  'tis  true, 
But  something  worse  perhaps  you  do ; 
Say,  do  you  never  leave  your  God 
To  wander  in  a  wicked  road  ? 
Do  you  not  Jly  about  to  find 
Pleasures  which  will  corrupt  your  mind, 
Which  sparkle  like  the  candle's  ray, 
But  sparkle  only  to  betray  ? 
Like  the  poor  Gnat,  you  plunge  therein, 
And  find  too  late,  'tis  sin,  vile  sin. 
i  2 


lot 


Beware  how  gay  delights  you  try, 
For  while  they  dazzle,  you  may  die. 
Oh  !  dreadful  thought — to  die  in  sin, 
No  pleasure  then,  no  heaven  to  win  ; 
No  holy  God, — no  sinless  world, 
But  into  dreadful  misery  hurl'd  : 
The  wicked  never  never  die, 
But  groan  throughout  eternity  ! 
Then,  children,  hear  the  truths  I  teach  ; 
"  Be  wise  today,"  I  do  beseech. 
"  To-morrow  I  will  pray,"  was  said  ; 
To-morrow  dawn'd — the  child  was  dead  ! 
Then,  children,  go — in  earnest  cry, 
"  Forgive  me,  Lord,  or  else  I  die." 


7  The  Dog. 

Behold  the  Dog !  so  good  to  guard, 
His  master's  cottage,  house  or  yard, — 
Dishonest  men  away  to  keep, 
And  guard  us  safely  when  we  sleep. 

For,  if  at  midnight,  still  and  dark, 
Strange  steps  he  hears,  with  angry  bark 
He  bids  his  master  wake  and  see, 
If  thieves  or  honest  folks  they  be. 

At  home,  abroad,  obedient  still, 
His  only  guide  his  master's  will ; 
Before  his  steps,  or  by  his  side, 
He  runs  or  walks,  with  joy  and  pride. 

He  runs  to  fetch  the  stick  or  ball, 
Returns  obedient  to  the  call ; 
Content  and  pleas'd,  if  he  but  gaini 
A  single  pat  for  all  his  pains. 


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But  whilst  his  merits  thus  we  praise, 
Pleas'd  with  his  character  and  ways  ; 
This  let  us  learn,  as  well  we  may, 
To  love  our  Teachers,  and  obey. 


The  Maniac.  8 

**  Look  !  there's  old  crazy  Richard,"  young 
Harry  exclaim'd  ; 
"  Make  haste,  to  the  field  let  us  run  ; 
We'll  laugh  at,  and  vex  him,  and  call  him 
odd  names — 
Oh,  we  shall  have  plenty  of  fun. 

"  No  father  or  mother  or  teacher  is  near, 
(For  they  would  be  angry,  I  know  ;) 

That  our  playmates  will  tell  them,  we  need 
not  to  fear, 
So  give  me  your  hand  and  let's  go." 

"  But  have  you  forgot,"  little  William  replied, 
•«  What  the  Bible  affirms  to  be  true  ; 

That  however  from  jnortals  our  sins  we  can 
hide, 
God's  a  witness  to  all  that  we  do  ? 

"  And  in  that  same  Bible,  remember  we're 
told, 

It  is  wicked  to  mock  at  the  poor  ; 
We  must  never  despise — but  honour  the  old  ; 

And  Richard  is  both,  I  am  sure. 

"  A  creature  so  wretched  with  pity  I  see  ; 

To  insult  him,  O  think  what  a  sin  ! 
And  though  now  young  and  healthy,  remem- 
ber that  we 

May  one  day  be  as  wrretehed  as  him. 


104 

"  Then  do  as  you  please,  but  for  me  I'll  not 
go; 

The  afflicted  I  never  will  grieve  ; 
But  try  unto  others  that  mercy  to  show, 

Which  from  others  I  wish  to  receive." 


9  The  Little  Beggar. 

A  poor  little  indigent  beggar,  one  day, 

With  crutches  came  up  to  my  door  ; 
With  pitying  accents,  I  ask'd  her  to  stay, 

She  was  so  distressingly  poor. 

"  And  why  do  you  wander  so  sadly  about  ? 

And  have  you  no  friends,  who  take  care  ?'•' 
"  My  mother  is  dead — and  my  father  is  out ; 

And  I'm  almost  reduc'd  to  despair." 

' '  But  why,"  with  compassion  I  tenderly  ask'd, 

«'  Why  don't  you  to  Infant  School  go  ;" 
c<  Oh,  no,"  she  replied,  "  I  have  never  been 

there ; 
For  no  one  would  teach  me,  I  know." 

"  Not  teach  you !  O  yes, I  am  certain  they  will, 
The  teachers  are  feeling  and  kind  ; 

Though  poor  and  disgrac'd,  they  would  suc- 
cour you  still ; 
Tho'lame,they  would  love  you,you'll  find." 

««  But  look  at  my  poor  tatter'd  garments,"  she 
cried, 
"  They  are    torn,  they   are  ragged    and 
spoil'd:" 
««  Well,  never  mind  that,"  (I  said,  for  she 
sigh'd,) 
*'  Only  be  but  a  diligent  child." 


109 

The  tears  in  succession  then  roll'd  down  her 
face, 

They  were  tears — both  of  sorrow  and  joy  : 
I  told  her  of  heaven — I  told  her  of  grace — 

I  told  her  that  sin  would  destroy. 

She  promis'd  to  go,  and  I  gave  her  a  book  ; 

She  curtsied,  and  bid  me  good-bye. 
She  would  not  forget  it,  I  saw  by  her  look, 

For  she  knew  that  the  school-room  was  nigh. 

She  went!  and  the  blessings  of  heavenly  love 
Descended  in  streams  on  her  soul : 

Her  hopes  and  her  joys  were  soon  fixed  above, 
And  her  poor  wounded  spirit  is  whole. 


The  Two  Halves.  10 

To  be  spoken  by  James  and  John. 

JAMES. 

What  nice  plum-cakes  were  those?  dear  John, 
Our  mother  sent !     Is  yours  all  gone  ? 

JOHN, 

It  is,  dear  James — Say,  is  not  thine  ? 

JAMES. 

No,  John,  I've  sav'd  one-half  of  mine  ; 
It  was  so  large,  as  well  as  nice, 
I  thought  that  it  should  serve  for  twice. 
Had  I  eat  all  to-day,  to-morrow 
I  might  have  mourn'd  such  haste  in  sorrow  : 
So  half  my  cake  I  wisely  took, 
And  seated  in  my  favourite  nook, 
Enjoy'd,  alone,  the  double  pleasure, 
Of  present  and  of  future  treasure. 


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JOHN. 

I  too,  dear  John,  made  up  my  mind, 
This  morning-,  when  our  mother  kind 
Sent  us  the  cakes,  so  nice  and  sweet, 
That  I  but  half  to-day  would  eat, 
And  half  I  ate  ;  the  other  half— 

JAMES. 

O  dear,  T  cannot  help  but  laugh  ! 
I  know  what  you're  about  to  say  ; 
The  other  half  you  gave  away. 
Now,  brother,  pray  explain  to  me, 
The  charms  that  you  in  giving  see  : 
Show  me  how  feasting  foes  or  friends, 
Can  for  your  fasting  make  amends. 

JOHN. 

Brother,  a  poor  old  man  came  by, 
Whose  looks  implor'd  for  charity. 
His  feeble  limbs,  his  hoary  hairs, 
Were  to  my  heart  as  silent  prayers. 
I  saw,  too,  he  was  hungry,  though 
His  lips  had  not  inform'd  me  so. 
To  this  poor  creature,  James,  I  gave 
The  half  which  I  had  meant  to  save. 
The  lingering  tears,  with  sudden  start, 

Ran  down  the  furrows  of  his  cheek, 
I  knew  he  thank'd  me  in  his  heart, 

Although  he  strove  in  vain  to  speak. 
The  joy  that  from  such  acts  we  gain, 
I'll  try,  dear  James,  now  to  explain. 

First,  God  is  pleas'd,  who,  as  you  know, 
Marks  every  action  that  we  do  : 
That  God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 
So  many,  James,  to  me  and  you. 


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Our  Mother,  next ;  had  she  but  seen 

Her  gift  of  kindness  so  employ'd, 
Would  she  not,  James,  well  pleas'd  have  been, 

And  all  my  feelings  then  enjoy'd  ? 
The  poor  old  man,  was  he  not  pleas'd  ? 

Must  not  his  load  of  sorrow  be, 
Though  but  for  one  short  moment  eas'd, 

To  think,  "  Then  some  one  feels  for  me." 

JAMES. 

But  still  I  ask,  of  all  this  pleasure, 
How  much  will  to  the  giver  fall  ? 

JOHN. 

The  whole,  rich,  undiminish'd  treasure, — 
He  feels,  he  shares  the  joy  of  all. 
We  eat  the  cake,  and  it  is  gone  ; 
What  have  we  left  to  think  upon  ? 
Who's  pleas'd  by  what  we  then  have  done  ? 
How  many,  pray,  James,  more  than  one  ? 
The  joys  by  sympathy  supplied, 
Are  many,  great,  and  dignified. 

But  do  not  on  my  word  rely, 
Whilst  you,  dear  James,  the  fact  may  try  ; 
And  if  you  do  not  find  it  true, 
I'll  next  time  eat  both  halves  with  you. 


The  New  Frock.  \\ 

The  day  had  come — the  wish'd  for  day, 
When  Anna  was  to  have  her  frock, 

Her  new  pink  frock,  so  smart  and  gay  : 
That  morn  she  woke  at  five  o'clock  ; 

And  presently  began  to  plot, 

Who  she  should  visit,  and  who  not ; 


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What  conduct  she  might  best  pursue, 
How  most  enjoy  her  frock  so  new. 
What  would  Jane  think,  what  Martha  say, 
To  see  her  look  so  fine  and  gay  ? 
How  would  they  be  in  wonder  lost, 
When  she  should  tell  them  what  it  cost ! 
*'  Rebecca  too,  how  she  will  stare, 
To  see  it  all  so  unaware ! 
And  Emma — O  dear  !  what  surprise, 
I'm  sure  they'll  scarcely  trust  their  eyes  I 
And  I,  when  I  their  wonder  see, 
How  blest,  how  happy,  I  shall  be  ! 
Oh  !  that  it  were  now  seven  o'clock, 
That  I  might  have  my  charming  frock  !" 

The  frock  is  on  !  she  goes  to  gaze, 
Upon  its  beauties  in  the  glass. 
Say,  what  the  little  girl  dismays  ; 
Why  turns  she  pale  ? — alas  !  alas  ! 
A  great  black  spot — it  look'd  like  ink. 
She  saw  upon  its  sleeve  of  pink  ! 
She  turn'd  again,  in  dread  and  terror, 
'Twas  but  a  fly  upon  the  mirror. 

Now  for  the  visits — first  to  Jane's  r 
What  shall  she  do  !   for  now  it  rains — 
An  hour  in  anxious  waiting  past, 
And  then  the  weather  clears  at  last : 
Now,  may  no  other  ills  befall! 

Jane  is  to  be  astonish'd  first ; 
But  Jane  was  not  surpris'd  at  all  ; 

She  calmly  said,  "  That  stitch  has  burst ! 
The  sleeves  how  large  !  how  pucker'd  this ! 
And  vet,  'tis  not  so  much  amiss  !" 


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"  Not  much  amiss  !  of  such  a  frock. 
Surely  Jane  could  not  mean  to  mock;" 
Poor  Anna  thought,  in  mood  dejected, 
This  was  not  what  she  had  expected. 

Martha  was  next — but  strange  to  say, 
Martha  herself,  that  very  day, 
Had  got  a  new  pink  frock,  as  smart 
As  Anna's  ;  nay,  she  had  the  start : 
For  little  Martha's  sash  of  blue, 
Was  found  the  longest  of  the  two  : 
And  yet,  still  further  will  she  roam. 
But  finds  Rebecca  not  at  home, 

She  calls  on  Emma,  who  appears 
In  deep  distress,  suffus'd  in  tears  ! 
Martha  had  been  that  morning  there, 
And  left  her  almost  in  despair  ! 
"  Has  Anna  got  one  tool"  she  cried, 
In  all  the  grief  of  wounded  pride  ; 
Then  speechless  sank  into  a  chair. 

Anna  went  home — for  she  had  learnt 
What  joys  from  new  pink  frocks  are  earnt  ; 
And  sure  we  are  she'll  never  spend, 
Another  day  to  such  an  end. 


To  be  spoken  before  the  Lesson  on  the  Clock. 

What  is  the  most  precious  thing  on  earth, 
which  when  once  lost  cannot  be  recovered  ? 

Who  is  he,  so  swiftly  flying, 

His  career,  no  eye  can  see  ? 
Who  are  they,  so  early  dying, 

From  their  birth  thev  cease  to  be  f 


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Time  !  behold  his  pictur'd  lace  I 
Moments  !  can  you  count  their  race  ! 

In  the  highest  realms  of  glory, 
Spirits  trace  before  the  throne, 

On  eternal  scrolls,  the  story 
Of  each  little  moment  flown  ; — 

Every  deed,  and  word,  and  thought, 

Through  the  whole  creation  wrought. 

Were  the  volume  of  a  minute. 
Thus  to  mortal  sight  unroll'd, 

More  of  sin  and  sorrow  in  it, 
More  of  man  might  we  behold, 

Than  on  hist'ry's  broadest  page, 

In  the  relics  of  an  age. 

Who  could  bear  the  revelation  ? 

Who  abide  the  sudden  test  ? 
With  instinctive  consternation, 

Hands  would  cover  every  breast  : 
Loudest  tongues  at  once  be  hush'd, 
Pride  in  all  its  wreathings  crush' d. 


13  The  Parts  of  Speech. 

Of  parts  of  speech,  grammarians  say, 

The  number  is  but  nine  ; 
WThether  we  speak  of  men  or  things, 

Hear,  see,  or  feel,  or  dine. 

And  first  we'll  speak  of  that  call'd  noun, 

Because  on  it  are  founded 
All  the  ideas  we  receive, 

And  principles  are  grounded. 


Ill 

A  noun's  the  name  of  any  thing, 

Of  which  we  have  a  notion, 
As  man,  and  tree,  and  all  we  see 

That  stand  still,  or  have  motion. 

The  articles  are  A  and  The, 
By  which  these  nouns  we  limit, 

A  tree,  The  man,  A  pot,  The  pan, 
The  spoon  with  which  we  skim  it. 

The  adjective  then  tells  the  kind 

Of  every  thing  called  noun, 
Boys  good  or  bad,  Girls  glad,  or  sad, 

A  large,  or  A  small  town.  , 

These  nouns  can  also  agents  be, 
And  Verbs  express  their  actions, 

Boys  run  and  walk,  Girls  laugh  and  talk, 
Read,  write,  tell  wholes  and  fractions. 

To  modify  these  verbs  again, 

The  Adverb  fits  most  neatly, 
As  John  correctly  always  writes, 

And  Jane — she  sings  so  sweetly. 

The  Pronoun  shortens  what  we  say, 
And  takes  the  place  of  name, 

With  I — thou — he,  she — we — you — they, 
When  sentences  we  frame. 

Conjunctions  next  we  bring,  to  join 

These  sentences  together, 
As  John  and  James  may  go  to  town, 

If  it  should  prove  good  weather. 

To  nouns  and  pros  we  must  return 
To  use  the  Preposition. 


Which  set  before,  or  plac;d  between, 
Expresses  their  position. 

John  goes  before  both  James  and  Ann, 

Jane  too  he  leaves  behind ; 
The  Book  of  Hymns  he  has  learnt  throvg/i 

Which  in  the  desk  you'll  find. 

The  interjection  helps  t'express 

Our  joy  and  sorrow  too  ; 
Joy  for  thy  blessed  word,  O  Lord! 

That  tells  us  what  to  do. 

Sorrow,  alas  !  that  we  provoke 

So  good!  so  kind!  a  God, 
And  cry,  Odear !  when,  for  our  sins, 

We  feel  his  chast'ning  rod. 


14      To  be  spoken  by  Three  Children. 

Who'll  come  and  play  with  me  ?— won't  you. 
little  boy  ? 

My  playmates  have  left  me  alone  ; 
My  sweet  little  fellow,  come  hither  to  me  ; 

And  play  with  me,  while  they  are  gone. 

O  no,  little  boy,  I  can't  come,  indeed  ; 

Time  must  not  be  idled  away  : 
I've  got  all  my  nice  picture-lessons  to  learn, 

And  my  class  to  attend  too,  to-day. 

Nay,  nay— little  boy  ;  do  not  mind  the  loud 
bell, 
But  come  here  and  play  with  me,  do  ; 
The  others  won't  come,  but  have  gone  to  the 
school, 
Then  say,  little  Johnny,  won't  you  ? 


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I  can't  stay,  indeed,  for  do  you  not  know 
To  prosper  and  thrive  we  must  learn  ; 

My  Teacher  would  call  me  a  sad  idle  boy, 
And  me  from  the  school  she  might  turn. 

Stop,  stop — little  girl,  do  not  run  offso  fast ; 

Wait  with  me  a  little,  and  play  : 
I  hope  I  shall  find  a  companion  at  last, 

You  are  not  so  busy  as  they. 

O  no,  little  boy,  I  can't  stay  with  you  ; 

We're  not  made  to  play,  but  to  labour — 
My  Teacher  has  call'd,  and  Fve  something" 
to  do, 

If  not  for  myself,  for  a  neighbour. 

What,  then  !  have  they  all  some  employment, 
while  I 
Am  lounging  around  like  a  dunce  ; 
Oh — then  like  the  rest,  away  will  I  fly, 
,    And  go  to  my  lessons  at  once. 


The  Horse.  15 

Come,  children,  let  us  now  discourse 
About  the  pretty  noble  Horse  ; 
And  then  you  soon  will  plainly  see 
How  very  useful  he  must  be. 

He  draws  the  coach  so  fine  and  smart, 
And  likewise  drag3  the  loaded  cart, 
Along  the  road  or  up  the  hill, 
Though  then  his  task  is  harder  still. 

Upon  his  back  men  ride  with  ease, 
He  carries  them  just  where  they  please  ; 

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1 1 1 

And  though  it  should  be  many  a  mile, 
He  gets  there  in  a  little  while. 

With  saddle  on  his  back  they  sit, 
And  manage  him  with  reins  and  bit  ; 
The  whip  and  spur  they  use  also, 
When  they  would  have  him  faster  go. 

And  be  the  weather  cold  or  hot, 
As  they  may  wish  he'll  walk  or  trot  : 
Or,  if  to  make  more  haste  they  need, 
Will  gallop  with  the  greatest  speed. 

When  dead,  his  shining  skin  they  use, 
As  leather  for  our  boots  and  shoes  ; 
Alive  or  dead,  then,  thus  we  see, 
How  useful  still  the  Horse  must  be. 


16  The  Little  Boys  who  loved  their  Bible. 
Founded  on  Fact. 

Two  little  boys,  whose  pallid  looks 
Bespoke  them  worn  with  care  : 

Came  to  a  house  in  Warrington, 
And  ask'd  a  lodging  there. 

The  sad  affecting  tale  they  told, 

A  tear  from  many  drew  ; 
And  its  simplicity  was  such, 

That  all  believ'd  it  true. 

It  seem'd  whilst  they  in  London  liv'd, 

A  fever's  direful  sway 
Their  parents  took — and  made  them  both 

Poor  orphans  in  one  da\ 


II 


And  having  neither  friends  nor  home ••, 
Nor  e'en  the  coarsest  bread  ; 

They  sought  a  distant  uncle's  roof, 
Where  to  be  cloth'd  and  fed. 

Their  earthly  all  two  bundles  held, 

In  one  of  which  was  found, 
Belonging  to  the  youngest  boy, 

A  BIBLE— neatly  bound. " 

The  master  to  the  child  then  said, 
"  Money  and  meat  you've  none, 

Sell  me  this  bible — I'll  give  you 
Five  shillings  ; — here  is  one." 

"  Ah  !  no,"  said  he,  and  while  he  spoke 
His  cheek  was  wet  with  tears  ; 

"  Rather  than  sell  it,  here  I'll  starve, 
And  realize  my  fears." 

"  But  other  books  are  to  be  bought, 
This  bible  you'll  not  miss." 

"  Yes,  but  no  other  book  has  stood 
My  friend  so  much  as  this." 

"  In  London,  at  an  Infant  School, 

A  scholar  I  became  ; 
'Twas  there  my  bible  I  receiv'd, 

And  learnt  to  read  the  same. 

"  In  this  I  saw  my  sins  were  great, 
Although  my  years  were  few  ; 

It  show'd  me  then  how  Jesus  died, 
And  died  for  Edwin  too. 

iJ  Oft  through  my  tedious  way  it  cheer* 
My  spirits  when  they  sink  : 


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\\  cary  and  faint  I've  sat  me  down. 
And  found  it  meat  and  drink." 

The  master  here  forbore  to  speak, 
And  wondering  turn'd  to  gaze  : — 

They  wept  together-"  Babes,"  thought  he. 
"  Have  perfected  Thy  praise." 

At  night,  these  little  wand'rers  bent 
Their  knees  to  Him,  who  hears, 

And  feeds  the  ravens  when  they  cry, 
And  dries  the  orphan's  tear?. 

The  following  morning  they  resum'd 
Their  journey  north  : — And  may 

The  Father  of  the  fatherless, 
Be  with  them  on  their  way ! 

And  let  the  child  of  sorrow  learn, 

Thus  simply  to  depend 
On  Him,  who  of  the  fatherless, 

Is  Father,  Guide,  and  Friend. 


17  George  and  John. 

<<  Come,  John,  and  let  us  go  to  play ;" 
«'  No,  George,  it  is  the  Sabbath-day  ; 
Have  you  so  very  soon  forgot 
That  God's  command  allows  us  not  ?" 

"  But,  John,  do  go  for  once — if  we 

Go — you  know  where — no  one  will  see.' 

"  Not  see  ! — why  George,  th'Almighty's  eye 
Can  every  secret  action  spy." 

"  Now,  John,  I  think  you  only  fear 
That  it  should  reach  our  teacher's  ear, 


fi 


But  we  can  save  it  by  a  lie, 

And  if  you  can't  make  one,  I'll  try.'' 

0  shocking,  George  !  a  lie  I  dread, 
For  God  has  struck  the  liar  dead  ; 
And  did  I  let  you  lie  for  me, 

Why  I  should  quite  as  wicked  be." 

George  swore — Said  John,  you  give  me 

pain, 
To  hear  you  take  God's  name  in  vain, 

1  never  heard  you  swear  before, 

And  now  I'll  play  with  you  no  more." 

John  ran  and  pray'd,  "  Lord  let  thy  grace 
Preserve  me  from  the  sinner's  ways  ; 
Nor  let  me  swear,  nor  lie,  nor  play, 
Upon  thy  blessed  Sabbath-day.",, 


Time  or  Chronology.  \$ 

Sixty  seconds  make  a  minute  ; 
Time  enough  to  tie  my  shoe  : 
Sixty  minutes  make  an  hour, 
Shall  it  pass  and  nought  to  do  ? 

Twenty-four  hours  will  make  a  day  ; 
Too  much  time  to  spend  in  sleep, 
Too  much  time  to  spend  in  play, 
For  sev'n  days  will  end  the  week. 

Fifty  and  two  such  weeks  will  put 
Near  an  end  to  ev'ry  year  ; 
Days  three  hundred  sixty-five 
Are  the  whole  that  it  can  share . 


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Except  in  leap  year,  when  one  day 
Added  is  to  gain  lost  time  ; 
May  it  not  be  spent  in  play, 
Neither  any  evil  crime. 

Our  time  is  short  we  often  say  ; 
Let  us  then  improve  it  well ; 
That  eternally  we  may 
Live  where  happy  angels  dwell. 


19         Four  Seasons  of  Human  Life. 

Our  days  four  seasons  are  at  most, 
And  Infancy's  the  time  of  Spring  ; 
Oh  !  with  what  trouble,  care  and  cost 
Must  we  be  taught  to  pray  and  sing. 

In  Summer  as  our  growth  proceeds, 
Good  fruit  should  hang  on  every  branch 
Our  roots  be  clear'd  from  evil  weeds, 
As  into  science  we  advance. 

Our  Autumn  is  the  season  when 
Temptations  do  our  mind  assail : 
Our  fruits  are  proved  in  manhood  ;  then 
Let  not  sin,  death  and  hell  prevail. 

For  Winter  brings  old  age  and  death, 
If  we've  good  fruits  laid  up  in  store  • 
Soon  as  we  gasp  our  latest  breath. 
We  land  on  a  triumphant  shore. 


SPECIMEN 

OF  THE 

ELLIPTICAL  PLAN  OF  TEACHING. 


The  following  little  verses  upon  the  above  prin- 
ciple have  been  found  to  answer  extremely  well, 
by  putting  one  child  in  the  rostrum,  and  desiring 
him  purposely  to  leave  out  those  words  that  are 
marked,  the  other  children  will  fill  them  up  as  he 
goes  on. 

I  must  pray 
Both  and  dav. 


Before       eat, 
I  must  intreat, 
That        would  bless 
To  me        meat. 

I  must  not  play 

0  own  day, 
But  I         hear 
His        in  fear. 

It        a  sin 
To         a  pin, 
Much        to  steal 
A  greater  thing. 

1  must  work, 
And  I  must  pray, 
That        will  feed 
Me,        by  dav. 


I'll        my  bread 
From         to  door, 
Rather        steal 
My  neighbour's  store, 


I 

A 

It     an  act 

Of  cruelty. 


not  kill 
fly; 


not  lie, 
not  feign, 
not  take 
name  in  vain. 


Nor  may         tongue 
Say  what         wrong  ; 
I  not  sin 

A  world        win. 


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All  honest  labour, 
God         bless  ; 
Let        not  live 
In  idleness. 

Jn         Bible 
I  am         read, 
And         in  God 
In  all         need  ; 

1         not  be 
Or         or  wild, 
I         not  be 
A         child. 

For         alone 
My  soul         save, 
And  raise         body 
From        grave. 

I         not  speak 
Of                ill, 
But         bear 
To         good  will. 

Oh !           Saviour 
Take  my 
And         not  me 
From         depart. 

I'd           die 
Than         a  lie, 
Lest        be  lost 
Eternally  ; 

Lord,         that  I 
In  faith         die, 
And  live         thee 
Above         sky. 

CREATION. 

God  made  the         that  looks  so  blue, 
God  made  the         so  green, 

God  made  the         that  smell  so  sweet, 
In  colours  seen. 

God  made  the         that  shines  so  bright, 

And  gladdens  all  I  see  ; 
It  comes  to  give  us         and  light, 

How         should  we  be  ! 
God  made  the         bird  to  fly, 

How  has  she  sung ; 

And  though  she        so  very  high, 

She  won't  her  young. 


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God  made  the         to  give  nice  milk, 
The  horse  for         to  use  ; 

I'll  treat  them         for  his  sake, 
Nor  dare  his  gifts  abuse. 

God  made  the  for  my  drink, 

God  made  the  to  swim, 

God  made  the         to  bear  nice  fruit, 
Which  does  my  so  nicely  suit 

O  how  should  I  him  ! 


The  following  is  given  as  an  exercise  for  Teach- 
ers themselves, 


HYMN, 

WRITTEN  FOR  THE  USE  OP  CHILDREN, 

By  the  Rev.  John  Black. 

1  Hast  thou  beheld  glorious  sun. 
Through  all  skies  his  circuit  run, 
At  rising  morn,         closing  day, 

And  when  he  beam'd  his  noontide         ? 

2  Say,  didst         e'er  attentive  view 

The  evening  cloud,         morning  dew  ? 

Or,  after  ,  the  watery  bow 

Rise  in  the  a  beauteous  ' 

3  When  darkness  had  o'erspread  the 
Hast  thou  e'er  seen  the  moon  arise. 
And  with  a  mild  and  placid 

^hed  lustre  o'er  the  face  of  night  ? 

T, 


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4  Hast        e'er  wander 'd  o'er  the  plain, 

And  view'd  the  fields  and  waving 
The  flowery  mead,         leafy  grove, 
Where  all         harmony         love. 

5  Hast  thou  e'er  trod  the  sandy 
And  the  restless  ocean  roar, 
When  rous'd  by  some  tremendous 
Its  billows  rose         dreadful  form  .' 

6  Hast  thou  beheld  the  stream 
Thro'  night's  dark  gloom,     sudden  gleam., 
While  the  bellowing  thunder's 

Roll'd  rattling         the  heaven's  profound  .' 

7  Hast  thou  e'er  the  cutting  gale, 
The  sleeting  shower,         biting  hail  ; 
Beheld             snow  o'erspread  the  plains  ; 
The  water  bound         icy  chains  ? 

G  Hast  thou  the  various  beings 
That  sport  the  valley  green, 

That  warble  on  the  spray, 

Or  wanton  in  the  sunny  ? 

9  That  shoot  along         briny  deep, 
Or         ground  their  dwellings  keep  ; 
That  thro'  the  forest  range, 

Or  frightful  wilds  deserts  strange  ? 

H>  Hast         the  wondrous  scenes  survey'd. 
That  all  around  thee         display  M  .' 
And  hast  thou  never  rais'd  thine 
T«>  If  ri         bade  these  scenes  ai 


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]  1   "f  was  GOD  who  form'd  the  concave 
And  all  the  glorious  orbs         high  ; 
gave  the  various  beings  birth. 
That  people  all  the  spacious 

1 2  'Tis         that  bids  the  tempest  rise, 
And  rolls  the  thunder  thro'         skies  : 
His  voice  the  elements  obey  ; 
Thro'  all  the         extends  His  sway. 

13  His  goodness         His  creatures  share, 
But  Man  is  His  peculiar 

Then,  while  they  all  proclaim         praise, 
Lot        his  voice  the  loudest  raise. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Hymns  and  Rhymes  for  very  small 

Children, 8—32 

Hymns  about  Jesus  Christ, 33 — 46 

Hymns  of  Prayer  and  Praise, 47 — 58 

Time,  Death,  and  Eternity, 60 — 68 

Hymns  on  the  Lord's  day,  and  on  the 

the  worth  of  the  Scriptures, 69 — 78 

Miscellaneous, 80 — 88 

Moral  Songs, 89—95 

Pieces  for  Recitation, 96-123 


ERRATA. 

Page,  100, line  6  from  (op,  for  "  we've"  read  wt'rt. 

105,  12  from  top,  for  "is"  read  was. 

106,  1  from  top,  for  "  John"  read  Jamrs. 
I  Title  page,  for  "  W.  Carey"  read  A.  W.  Corey:' 


INDEX. 


Hymn- 

Adam  and  Eve  in  Eden  liv'd, 8 

Behold  my  eyes  the  morning  sun, 33 

Come,  child,  look  upwards  to  the  sky, 7 

Christ  is  merciful  and  mild, 16 

Come,  children,  hail  the  Prince  of  Peace, 17 

Come,  children,  let  us  Jesus  praise, 24 

Death,  O  that  awful  solemn  word, r ■   38 

Death  has  been  here  and  borne  away, 40 

Fear  was  within,  the  tossing  bark, 23 

Forget  to  pray !  that's  strange  indeed, • . .  29 

God  made  the  sky  that  looks  so  blue, 6 

God  is  in  heaven — can  he  hear, 14 

Great  God  !  and  wilt  thou  be  so  kind, 15 

Glory  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night, 34 

God  our  Father,  great  Creator ! 3.5 

Hark,  the  skies  with  music  sound, 18 

How  long  sometimes  a  day  appears, 37 

Heaven  must  be  a  happy  place, 39 

Heavenly  Father!  grant  thy  blessing, 50 

Holy  Bible  !  book  Divine ! 51 

I  love  the  Sabbath  morn  to  come, 47 

I  thank  the  goodness  and  the  grace, 57 

1  will  be  even  with  my  bitterest  foe, 60 

Jesus,  thou  heavenly  Stranger  ! 19 

Little  children,  all  tell  me, 3 

Little  children,  love  each  other, 5 

Lord !  with  redeeming  mercy  blest, 13 

Lord,  teach  a  little  child  to  pray, 25  26 

Lord,  teach  re  how  to  pray, 27 


Lord,  I  would  own  thy  tender  care, 31 

Let  avarice  from  shore  to  shore, 54 

Lord,  are  the  ravens  daily  fed  by  thee, 59 

May  I  a  little  pilgrim  be, 44 

My  days  on  earth  how  swift  they  run, 49 

My  Father,  my  Mother  I  know, 55 

0  that  it  were  my  chief  delight, 4 

Our  Father  God,  who  art  in  heav'n, 28 

Often  tolls  the  solemn  bell, 41 

O  'tis  a  lovely  thing  for  youth, 56 

See  another  year  is  come  ! 63 

The  hour  is  come,  I  will  not  stay, 11 

This  is  the  way  to  know  the  Lord, 12 

That  Jesus  hears  when  sinners  pray, 21 

Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  night, 32 

To  day  is  added  to  our  time, 36 

Though  I  am  young  I  have  a  soul, 43 

This  is  the  day  when  Christ  arose, 46 

This  day  belongs  to  God  alone, 48 

'Tis  a  precious  Book  indeed, 52 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 64 

Unmindful  of  God's  holy  word, 22 

What  is  it  shows  my  soul  the  way, 1 

What  is  it  looks  so  very  bright, 2 

When  by  the  brook  Elijah  V  v'd, 9 

When  Jesus  left  his  heav'nly  throne, 20 

We,  Lord,  thy  children  are, 30 

Where  should  I  be  if  God  should  say, 42 

What  book  ought  I  to  love  the  best, 53 

Whither  but  to  thee,  O  Lord, 58 

Who  comes  to  Infant  School  each  day, 61 

Why  did  Christ  my  Lord  appear, 62 

Young  Samuel,  in  his  infant  days, 10 


